Monthly Archives: November 2022

487. Octo-woman’s practically perfect Christmas shoplifting guide for 2022

Yes, times are tough. It’s tricky enough finding the dollars to pay for the peanut butter and the Hamburger Helper these days, but now, it’s time to help Santa fill the Christmas stockings with something other than all that stale … Continue reading

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486. The way they were

Daughter Susy, granddaughter Josie, and I just got home from Costco with the car stuffed with the turkey and the fixings for our Thanksgiving meal. While we were plowing our carts through the store – everybody in the county seemed … Continue reading

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485. De-Nephew

Yesterday, I had one of those heart-wrenching phone calls you never want to get. My niece Chris called. I knew by the tremor in her voice that it could only be bad news, and it was. Her youngest brother, Dennis … Continue reading

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483. Saluting some real-life superheroes

The November 11th date for Veterans Day was originally chosen because it was intended to mark the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month of 1918 when the armistice for World War I went into effect – … Continue reading

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