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When good lawns go bad
We used to have neighbors who obsessed about everything: car, house, and yard. They were both the envy of the neighborhood and the subject of much backyard gossip. It bears mentioning that they were...
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Pop goes the weasel! Now shut the hell up
This weekend while trying to relax my crooked back after my high-heeled shoe fiasco, I almost drifted off to a glorious sleep when I was shaken out of my calm by our stupid neighborhood ice cream man....
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Round and round we go….
I admit it. I am directionally-challenged and it’s embarrassing. When someone starts giving me directions somewhere, I can only remember the first one or two instructions. After that, I need a...
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I don’t get out enough
So I just had a very embarrassing time of things at the grocery store. While waiting in line for postage stamps at the courtesy counter, a guy behind me says "I know you." Uh-oh. I don’t know him. He...
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The Shampoo Snafu
I have characterized The Junk Drawer as cheap therapy because it’s where people can come to unload and unwind. Rants are more than welcome here. I have them, I support them and I listen to them...
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Throwing Money at the Problem
All too often I’m complaining about something. If you heard that’s what happens here, sorry to disappoint you for today. The thing is it snowed last night. Not a blizzard, but enough snow to make the...
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How Much House Do We Really Need?
Attention Bing visitors: I’m getting tons of traffic today for this post and everyone’s using exactly the same search string to get here. I’m perplexed why this is happening. If someone could leave a...
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Got to Test Out My New Car Horn in a Big Way
A few miles from my house is a little creek where geese hang out. It’s a very natury place to call home if you’re a goose. Except for one problem. The area is divided by a busy four lane road that was...
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Maybe Poke It With a Stick?
I had no intention of walking ten miles today, I really didn’t. In fact, when I went to bed last night, it was with such a creaky body I figured I would spend all of today on the couch. Instead, I...
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