Everyone told us not to do it, don’t take a vacation with your neighbors. We were warned over and over that our friendship would never withstand three weeks on the road traveling together……two families, twelve people and, five of those twelve people were teenagers. Everyone knew somebody with a tragic tale of good friendships gone bad because of vacationing together. But none of that scared us. We were two fun-loving couples, our kids all knew each other and even had…
He spotted it in the paper, a movie company was coming to San Diego to film and they needed lots of extras. If you don’t know the lingo, extras are all those hundreds of people you see in movies who never talk. My husband is a great actor from another life, I’m sure of it. This life? Not so good. He’d heard the way into the movies was through plays, so he joined a group and did plays and he…
My girlfriend took French in high school, she had a pen-pal from France. I wanted one too, sounded fun, so she gave me a name and address. I still remember his name…..Jean Pierre Brassac. He was my age. He sent me pictures……………..I liked the Riverview boys better! But he was still fun to write back and forth with. I think the end of that story was when he sent me a proposal letter. Serious! Really! He suggested I come to…
Ridiculous, unbelievable traffic. Tourists. Smog. Fires, earthquakes and tsunamis. Lack of parking. Mountain Lions and Strange people everywhere you look. WHY on earth would anyone want to live somewhere like this; the second largest city in the U.S.? Why would they want the the Pacific Ocean, the Majestic Mountains or the Picturesque Deserts practically in their backyards? Who’d enjoy the laid-back lifestyles of attitude and dress? And the people; an amazing blend of cultural and ethnic diversity, who wants that?…
I’d been yelling at my mom for about six months. I wasn’t mad, it wasn’t that kind of yell. She just couldn’t hear me so I had to yell. I was tired of trying to convince her that her ten-year old hearing aids were dead and she needed new ones, so I just decided to go with it and yell. Nope, she wasn’t gonna spend “that kind of money.” After all, she was old and yada, yada, yada. And…
There’s a singer, known world-wide. He’s been around for many, many years. I never liked any of his music but lots of people did, probably still do. I mean it was OK music but I’d never buy any of it. I had a girlfriend. She was single, never been married but she told me she was in love…..with a singer! Ya well, I was in love with Elvis too, so what? No, she was serious. She saw him twice a…
I envy people who have heart pain because their father’s have died. That may sound strange, but to me if you hurt from the loss, then you’ve had a love I know nothing about. I read all the things people write on facebook to their dad’s alive and dead and wonder what it would feel like to have those feelings. Recently it was Father’s Day and there were so many tributes to dads. Again, I wondered. I don’t usually allow…
I’m careful with my computers. I’m always careful…..forever, well not really forever but for a long time. I’ve sipped coffee in the morning while catching up with E-Mails, cold drinks during the afternoon while writing and even a glass of wine now and then in the evening with facebook but hey, I’m careful. So what the heck happened the day I reached over my lemonade for something and the glass decided to tip over………smack into my laptop keyboard? My…
This is a true story. After you read it, you’ll believe it was true because it was just too stupid to make up. And that’s the truth! The first time I ever flew anywhere on a plane was Christmas break, my senior year of high-school. I flew to New York, NOT on a jet. I don’t think jets existed then. And, that’s a disgusting thought! It was an exhilarating experience. That was back when people dressed their best to travel…
This story is dedicated to Julie and Melissa The last three words my mom always said to me just before I wheeled her out of her little apartment in the assisted living wing where she lived was, “hide my legs.” And one last time, I’d double-check to make sure that the pale pink and green striped lap-blanket was covering her legs completely. Only the tips of her shoes could be seen, that was our deal. My mom was overweight but…