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405. Pick a card. Any card.

Posted on May 2, 2021 by Octo-woman

Last night, I took an unplanned trip down Memory Lane. It was quite a ride! Every day, I’ve been heroically facing the next shelf, drawer, or cupboard that has to be decluttered, before my son Matthew and I make our … Continue reading →

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404. I think I can. I think I can.

Posted on April 25, 2021 by Octo-woman

And it could. The little Ingenuity helicopter actually did it this week! It took flight on Mars. And then, just to show off, it did it again —- 183 million miles away from where we’re watching it. The copter’s first … Continue reading →

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403. You’re never fully dressed without a smile.

Posted on April 18, 2021 by Octo-woman

Decluttering for our big move to Enumclaw, Washington, I am right now facing my closet, wondering where to start. Thanks to my sister Joan, though, it’s not as formidable as it otherwise would be. Staring at the closet’s contents, I … Continue reading →

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525. My Social Security card

Posted on April 12, 2021 by Octo-woman

Most of us warehouse a whole collection of cards: credit cards, debit card, driver’s license, membership cards, ID cards, business cards, insurance cards, business cards. Among the ones contained in my own stash, I have two big favorites. My social … Continue reading →

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402. Whatever happened to Memory Lane?

Posted on April 11, 2021 by Octo-woman

I really need a personal OS memory upgrade. Someday it will be illegal for people my age to write blobs like this one due to the danger of inflicting readers with the same stories circulating over and over again like … Continue reading →

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401. Pass or Fail Words

Posted on April 4, 2021 by Octo-woman

I first started using computers in 1968. At that time, the only password I ever heard of was “Open sesame”, but not knowing the whereabouts of any caves, treasure-filled or otherwise, I never had occasion to use it. In other … Continue reading →

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400. Decluttering Solutions

Posted on March 28, 2021 by Octo-woman

When it comes to decluttering the written word, nobody mastered it better than Ogden Nash. Consider the conciseness of his shortest ode: Poem on the Antiquity of Fleas Adam Had‘em. Succinct and uncluttered. Streamlined and pristine. Hopefully excluding the fleas, … Continue reading →

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399. H E L P Desk!

Posted on March 21, 2021 by Octo-woman

You’re ready to upload the report you’ve been sweating over for 3 weeks just in time for its nearly overdue deadline! Relieved, you gratefully hit the Enter key. And on the next screen, you see . . . An error … Continue reading →

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398. If it wasn’t for whiskey . . .

Posted on March 14, 2021 by Octo-woman

It’s been said that if it wasn’t for whiskey, the Irish would rule the world! I was named for St. Patrick. I was baptized and had my Confirmation at St. Patrick’s. I attended Kindergarten through 10th grade at St. Patrick’s … Continue reading →

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397. Perseverance rover meets the Martians

Posted on March 7, 2021 by Octo-woman

I was awed when viewing the drop-dead perfection of the landing of the Perseverance rover on the planet Mars recently. But disappointed in the days since. Once again, the Martians have failed to show up and greet their guests! Where … Continue reading →

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