"Everything I buy is vintage and smells funny. Maybe that’s why I don’t have a boyfriend." Lucy Liu, American actress Where can you find a decent man? In aisle 2 of your local grocery store around dinner time on a Saturday night. Seriously. I came to this conclusion when a rash of summer eating and… Continue reading How to find a decent man
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A license with a side of fries
“I sighed. I hated the maze of bureaucracy with a passion, but I've found the best way to deal with it is to smile and act stupid. That way, no one gets confused.” Kim Harrison, American author Few situations threaten my Christian witness more than a visit to the Department of Motor Vehicles. It's a… Continue reading A license with a side of fries
A senior-discount moment
“The afternoon knows what the morning never suspected.” Robert Frost, American poet The conversation went something like this... "Are you over 55?" the perky 20-something asked. Cue deer-in-the-headlights look on my part. "No," I answered, more politely than I felt. "Well, we'll just say you are," she said, waving cheerfully toward my mother, who was the… Continue reading A senior-discount moment
Just breathe
"The time to relax is when you don't have time for it." Sydney J. Harris, Chicago journalist It's that time of year again. The time when, if I don't concentrate, my breaths tend to come in short gasps. "Breathe, Nora," I have told myself several times just this morning. The cause of all this air… Continue reading Just breathe
Mothering fails
"A suburban mother's role is to deliver children obstetrically once, and by car for ever after." Peter DeVries, American satirist Oh, for the days when I actually knew what I was doing as a mother. I would go into a grocery store, see a toddler with orange popsicle smeared on her face and give a… Continue reading Mothering fails
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