I think my word for 2019, so far, has been Slug - mentally, physically and literarily. It’s been months (possibly years) since I’ve actually finished a book. Once upon a time, I always had a book with me and read near-constantly. Not so much is the recent past. I’m happy to say that in the … Continue reading 100 Word Challenge: Escape
I managed the impossible…. I inadvertently loaded malware to my MacBook Air. For future reference - DO NOT CLICK ON ANYTHING! Mister worked on purging the wanker Tuesday and we thought it was good to go. Wednesday morning I open my laptop and that virulent rat bastard was still there, mocking me. The laptop wasn’t … Continue reading 100 Word Challenge: Holy
Until I was so rudely interrupted last week, along with my congratulatory accolades to the previous week's submitters, I had intended to report on how my Lenten closet purge went… you know the one, remove one thing each day and donate the pile at the end of 40 days. It was remarkably easy, even though … Continue reading 100 Word Challenge: Interrupted
I had this whole post planned. I was going to congratulate all last week’s participants and say how great their submissions were, especially since I stifled them with the prohibition of using the letter D. They all wrote seamlessly. If you didn’t know they couldn't use that letter, you would not have missed it. Then… something happened … Continue reading 100 Word Challenge: Guilt
I have a confession…. I eat while I work on my laptop and that means crumbs. What I don’t catch with my food shelf, a silicone keyboard cover captures. That is until it doesn’t. The last time I had to replace the cover was a smidge over two years ago. Perhaps I purchased a more … Continue reading 100 Word Challenge: D minus
Earlier this week, some friends and I were being nostalgic about food we ate, and loved, as kids, but as adults we know how weird it really was. Who remembers Green Stuff, that ubiquitous family potluck dish Great Aunt Millie’s would always bring? That stuff made of lime jello, crushed pineapple, pecans, cottage cheese and … Continue reading 100 Word Challenge: Delicacy
This week I got a new haircut. I’m trying to be my true self and embrace the grey. (That’s not grey hair, that’s glitter!) For a while, I went fiery. I had always wanted to be a redhead. I liked it, but one thing about dark hair, dark red hair, is that grey roots are … Continue reading 100 Word Challenge: Beauty
