My journal of big words and pretty pictures
I solved a mystery today. Not too long ago I bought new earphones. I listen to music while I’m working in my yard. When I have a long and tedious job to do, I need a distraction from the monotony of pulling weeds and trimming grass. While outside, the sound would periodically go out on [...]
I had a routine doctor’s appointment this week, and as per usual, I took a book expecting a long wait to be invited back to the exam rooms. Once called in, everything went as expected… then my doc asked what I was reading. “'A Gentleman in Moscow',” I said, explaining I had the book in [...]
Every few years, our local library sponsors a “Shred-it Day.” You can bring all the household papers that you want destroyed free of charge. My household generates a lot of paper - bank statements, credit card bills, medical receipts, pay stubs - many, many pieces of paper. Several weeks ago, I finally got the Mister [...]
My teeth chattered so violently I feared they would shatter. I couldn’t stop shaking, the cold air was turning my fingers blue. Harsh lights and sounds flooded my senses. I squinted through the glare, swiveling my head back forth like I was watching a frenzied tennis match, searching for anything tangible. A sudden blast of [...]
My dad and step-mom came to visit a few weeks ago. With them, he brought treasures from a recent KonMari purge of their guest room…. my school report cards from 4th through 8th grade. I was brilliant. No, but really… I was apparently a bit of a - as they said in the olden days [...]
Seymour bent over the passenger-side fender digging in the engine bay looking for anything out of kilter. He leaned back, hands on his hips, to holler into the open car window. “Fire ‘er up!” Seymour waved his grease rag over his head to signal ignition Cecil, hugging the steering wheel with one arm turned the [...]
