No, you cannot drop our cat off in the middle of town and hope for the best — “A black cat crossing your path signifies that the animal is going somewhere.” — Groucho Marx I was walking into the kitchen when I noticed my husband bent over a task. He had a write-in name tag and was working on it. When I walked over, he was writing the…

At his performance review, they sought his commitment to an unbalanced life — Giving Management Hell I am glad I am retired from corporate American. The latest generation of our children is giving them hell. My friend’s son quit his job with literally 30 seconds’ notice, the time it took him to tell his boss goodbye. He graduated as a Mechanical engineer last year and was…

He is not here on vacation — I confess I am a typical Floridian. Scary weather is the way of living. It is normal. I lived in Florida for the last 20 years, off and on. …

Consider the Flonase meatballs instead — “Never under any circumstances take a sleeping pill and a laxative on the same night.” — Dave Barry I was minding my business when my grandson sent me a TikTok with laughing and crying emojis. When I opened the video, I found a person making NyQuil chicken. No. I did…

Why do seemingly insignificant things remind us life is good? “I meant,” said Ipslore bitterly, “what is there in this world that truly makes living worthwhile?” Death thought about it. CATS, he said eventually. CATS ARE NICE.” ― Terry Pratchett, Sourcery A Traumatized Kitten My cat, Dark, was traumatized as a kitten. Dark…

I could not look away — In the last couple of weeks I have seen the ads for the Wonder Bra. Is that really a problem in this country? Men not paying enough attention to women’s breasts? — Hugh Grant I blame Amy Sea. She is the one who started me reading, then thinking, and now…

I’ll pay good money to see that on HBOMax — “American means white. Everybody else has to hyphenate.” ― Toni Morrison Black Fictional Magical Characters As part of the ongoing debate about whether the race of a fictional character matters, I have been writing my opinion. I have clearly expressed that I think it is racist to have such a fear of a Black…

We are all playing whether we want to or not. — “Amber has a black belt in insensitivity, which she often mistakes for constructive criticism.” ― H.B. Gilmour, Baldwin from Another Planet Bingo. COVID Bingo! I got coverall. Pay me. My spouse and I are winners. Our COVID cards are complete. We have won the coverall game. To win coverall in Bingo, you must cover all the numbers; our…

Enjoy your life every day — “If you want to conquer the anxiety of life, live in the moment, live in the breath.” ― Amit Ray, Om Chanting and Meditation Cousin Dee-Dee My cousin Dee-Dee was an enormous woman. She was loud, bright, and an excellent Southern cook. She could be wildly inappropriate. Dee-Dee was our first cousin…