Not long ago, our heating/air conditioner began to wheeze–not a deep bronchial rumble, just a little airway asthma. It was still heating/conditioning, but you could tell that it required a lot more effort.Not being one who likes to wait for disaster to strike, I called a repairperson.The heating/air conditioning professional knelt beside our unit, gave it a few … [Read more...]

I saw a sign the other day that said, “Do what you can where you are with what you have.” It’s great advice, especially since you really don’t have any other choice. Oh sure, you can spend your time wishing you were an accomplished surfer in Waikiki with a frosty Mai Tai waiting on shore, but if you’re actually idling in your car on a frozen I-20 with fumes in the gas tank, the … [Read more...]

I watched “The Wizard of Oz” last week for the gazillionth time. It's a great movie, and it takes me back to my younger dinosaur-era days when my sister and I would try and finagle an invitation to watch the telecast with a friend who had one of those newfangled color TVs so we could catch the transformation when Dorothy opened the door into Munchkinland.The movie has … [Read more...]

Righty-tighty, lefty loosey. The rule makes no sense to me. My husband Harold put me in charge of turning the water valve on and off during a recent attempted spigot repair, and the poor man finally had to put down his pliers and do it himself.I’m not what you’d call a home maintenance whiz kid. If anything, I’m home repair impaired. I’m also directionally challenged. … [Read more...]

I was so embarrassed. When we ran into each other in the grocery store one afternoon, I started to introduce her to my husband Harold, but I couldn’t come up with the woman’s name.Actually, I’m not sure that I ever knew it. That happens to me a lot. It may be that when I’m first introduced to people, my mind is busy taking in their smile, their voice, the cute way … [Read more...]