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THE DAY THE POWER WENT OUT

Dateline: Uxbridge, Massachusetts  It was an ordinary day in southern New England. Late summer and at least it wasn't raining as it had for most of the summer. The leaves were pondering the possibility of changing color with hints of yellow along their edges. Usually, this is one of our best times in the year, but … Continue reading THE DAY THE POWER WENT OUT

WHEN THE MACHINES WENT DOWN

Dateline: Uxbridge, Massachusetts  It was an ordinary day. A sunny day in southern New England. Cool. Almost crisp. The leaves had changed and shone bright yellow and orange. Autumn. The best time of the year. An ordinary day. Except, we ran out of half-and-half. In most homes, this would have been no big deal. It would surely not have been an emergency requiring … Continue reading WHEN THE MACHINES WENT DOWN

A PLEA FROM THE WOMAN WITH THE VISA

Ah, the holidays. Oh the joys of shopping. All I can say is ‘THANK YOU ONLINE WORLD” because I no longer need to go to the mall for my holiday shopping. It gets delivered to my door and usually, it’s on time and in the same number of pieces it started out its journey. Sometimes, change is good.

Stuff my dog taught me

imagesDEAR TRENDY CLOTHING STORE EMPLOYEE:

I know that everything in your store has been designed to fit and flatter my teenage daughters and that my presence is an unappreciated reminder that you will all someday sacrifice beauty for comfortable footwear.  However, as the woman with the VISA, I have no choice but to lurk around the racks and there will be occasions when verbal communication between you and I will be unavoidable.

To reduce my stress levels as well as yours I plea with you to consider lowering the music volume and perhaps turning up the lighting.  I could potentially lip read over the pounding, highly-synthesized rhythm, if only there was enough light for me to make out your facial features.  Alternatively, I could have my children verbally guide me through the store if I could make out their voices over the dance-party “mash up” that is playing at a stadium-concert…

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WHEN CHRISTMAS KILLS YOUR CHRISTMAS SPIRIT

For twenty Decembers in a row, I maxed out my credit and emptied my bank account buying gifts. A lot of the gifts were items no one really needed or wanted, stuff that just caught my eye. Or because anything the recipient wanted or needed, I couldn't afford. And worse, they didn't want the stuff … Continue reading WHEN CHRISTMAS KILLS YOUR CHRISTMAS SPIRIT