Monthly Archives: May 2024

Yesterday I missed a very important meeting. I did a detailed analysis of how it came to be that I missed it, and also developed strategies for keeping track of this meeting for the next time. That was the quick … Continue reading →

Hungry, metal mouth machines lumber up my street. Halting at each home to dine. Showing for the standing invitation. A lady in a pink bathrobe waddles up her driveway to add more morsels to the meal. Bon appétit!

She keeps standing in front of the projector as she talks. Right now, she has the word “issues” tattooed across her forehead. Now, her issues are gone, having disappeared as she paces to the other side of the room. Her … Continue reading →

This morning as I went down to our living room, I was met with the overwhelming smell of pine, like the Christmas tree kind. My husband is still salty about having to take the Christmas tree down-in April. So, this … Continue reading →

I am sitting in a 60’s style kitchen chair. It’s not mine. Although I wouldn’t mind having it. You see, I am at a consignment shop. I am immersing myself in the furniture. Hoping to pull the stories from their … Continue reading →

It is Sunday morning and I am at the laundry mat. All walks of life are washing their clothes. An older woman in a tie die shirt has taken the opportunity to wash all of her bedding, multiple quilts and … Continue reading →

He put his phone with the charger attached on the table as he looked around. I took a guess he was looking to charge it and was looking for an outlet. I obliged and scooped up the phone and charger … Continue reading →

As I was stepping over a stretched out electrical cord attached to the fan, I was reminded of Chinese jump rope in elementary school. The fan cord is about 2 inches off the ground, just like the Chinese jump rope … Continue reading →

They’re starting to show up- those junk piles on the sidewalk spilling into the street. You know, the ones that show up near the end of the month, more so in cities. Mattresses, tables, chairs, anything really. Some junk piles … Continue reading →

I recently saw a Now Hiring sign. A sign of the times, though, it provided instruction to text the number on the sign. Wow. I remember my job hunts. I would take my list of jobs, dates worked, addresses, telephone … Continue reading →