Category Archives: Daily Observations

The Middle: The End of the World Bums Me Out

I’m trying not to let anxiety take over, what with only a few hours left to life on Earth… as I’ve known it. I am hoping that new theories are correct, and the Mayan predictions actually spoke to a cosmic … Continue reading

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Don’t Speak… His Name.

Since Friday when the horrific news of the Newtown, CT mass murder/shooting broke, the nation has been transfixed.  It’s hard to go on line, turn on the TV, pass a news stand- do anything outside of taking a shower, without … Continue reading

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The Middle… Back In the Cave, We Spit In Our Mascara

Ok, so maybe I’m not that old; I didn’t actually exist in cave days… but nearly. The mascara part, that’s true. It’s not the only thing we did differently. A whole bunch of things have changed since I rode my … Continue reading

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86 That! Hail Festivus!

I get that generation after generation has felt like I do: some of this newfangled stuff is just doodoo. So I’m an old lady. Bah!  If you ever worked in a restaurant, which I did for nearly 15 years (from age 14 … Continue reading

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A Quick Bonus… Read Someone Else.

In my last post, Sometimes The Pressure of The Holly Isn’t So Jolly, I talked about loss around the holidays. The day before I posted that, when I only had a few edits to do to complete it, but was … Continue reading

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Sometimes The Pressure of the Holly, Isn’t So Jolly…

I’ve always been a Christmas person and when I married Smart Guy and we agreed to raise our children in Jewish faith, I embraced Hanukkah as well. That makes December a big huge holiday fest each year! I love the … Continue reading

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The Middle: Dear Friend.

It’s been a very strange week. I was on a tear it up writing binger for most of November that came to a screeching halt a week ago today. A brief trip to the sun, where sunscreen and keyboards don’t … Continue reading

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The Middle: Gratzi, Tak, Xie-xie, Mercí, Gracias, Dunca Shein, Thank You!

Like so may people, it is easy to get swept up in the little things that annoy me, or make me roll my eyes back into my head: the wet weather, keeping up with meals and household chores, dogs that … Continue reading

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Step Away From the Fritos™

Holy bags of greasy, sweet, fried, crunchy, salty, gassy, fattening, foods Batman! I am out of control and I’m not sure what the cure is. Self control? Nada. Exercise? Limited. Awareness? Enough to know I’m in trouble here. This is … Continue reading

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The Middle: Sniffing Butts and Michelle Obama’s Affair (it’s all here)

Note: The highlighted words/phrases here take you to previous posts about that subject, or explanations of things discussed. Try it. That said, the links are not there to simply promote old posts. Most of you have either already checked these … Continue reading

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