0body Rites Nymr
How often in a day do you get a text from somebody, especially young somebodies, that you have to decipher? It’s like a paragraph of acronyms. But worse. It’s TextSpeak. […]
Entries by Phyllis
TV after 50
I remember daytime television back in those early years when I was a stay-at-home mom. Not that I got to see much of it because you don’t sit still when […]
Telegram, Telegraph, Teladoc?
I keep getting notices in the mail from my insurance informing me that I can save time and energy by not bothering to go to a clinic when I am […]
The Call of the Wild
You hear so many stories about the tiny house movement and about retirees (and people of all ages, for that matter) who sell everything and go traveling around the country […]
Time, Sweet Time
Things have taken a definite shift. Downward? That remains to be seen. Some friends and I are going to a theater production and decided to meet beforehand for an early […]
Ah, Yes, I Remember it Well
I was sitting in the dentist’s office, patiently waiting to be called back for a filling when my cell phone rang. It was my chiropractor’s office. “Good morning, Ms. Pittman.” […]
Be Careful What You Wish For — or a Practical Lesson in the Law of Attraction
I learned some important things during my recent trip to North Carolina –the truth of the law of attraction (also understood as the power of positive/negative thinking) and the veracity […]
Granny Get your Gun
Now, I’ve never been an activist. I am somewhat apolitical, or at least laissez faire. I live by the Paul Simon credo: “I get all the news I need from […]
I Had a Dream
How is it possible to have a dream come true and not even realize it at the time? I was talking to a library group yesterday about writing and my […]
#ing,Tweeting and Posting? I just got comfortable with cut and paste!
Okay, the truth must come out. I am a bit of a technophobe. This is not new, just not something I freely divulge. In today’s digital, instant world, admitting to […]