Category Archives: humor

To plan or not to plan

Posted on June 1, 2012 by stillalife

I’m still laughing at friends’ reactions to an earlier blog naming all the things I planned to do this summer.  I finally get it.  The books I’d like to read total at least 4,000 pages.  I’ll need to write about … Continue reading →

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Give me a break

Posted on May 30, 2012 by stillalife

The poem, “What She Said,” by former Poet Laureate Billy Collins (found in his most recent book, horoscopes for the dead), opens this way: When he told me he expected me to pay for dinner, I was like give me a break.  Collins goes … Continue reading →

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Months for every age, disease, and body part

Posted on May 23, 2012 by stillalife

May is “Older Americans Month.” (OA) Let’s celebrate, like we do when National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month rolls around, along with Irritable Bowel Syndrome Awareness Month, and Brain Awareness and World Breastfeeding weeks. (Note which body parts receive recognition for the … Continue reading →

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Earthy Delights

Posted on May 14, 2012 by stillalife

Gardening is a pursuit I dream about loving.  I don’t really love it.  I just wish I did, because gardeners who do, achieve spectacular results.  So far this year my attempts at garden beautification include spending a few hours weeding. Regrettably, … Continue reading →

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Traveling light

Posted on April 16, 2012 by stillalife

On Saturday, in anticipation of a trip to Spain, my husband and I attended a class to learn how to pack a suitcase.  While this may seem akin to taking a class on tying one’s shoes, if you saw how we … Continue reading →

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Keep moving

Posted on April 11, 2012 by stillalife

Latest health headline:  regular exercise isn’t enough; if you dare to sit down during the day, you’re going to die early.  This is only a slight exaggeration of the conclusions of  “Meet the Active Couch Potato” (New York Times, April 4). … Continue reading →

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Don’t try this at home

Posted on April 9, 2012 by stillalife

I’m chalking up the entire mess in the kitchen to the fact that we never lived in a home with a dishwasher until 2008. It’s not that I wouldn’t have made the same mistake if I had spent my whole … Continue reading →

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Why they’re the “Golden Years”

Posted on March 28, 2012 by stillalife

Ever since a friend recommended an “affordable” hotel in Madrid and told me the price, I’ve been in shock. For those of you who plan to travel in your “Golden Years,” be assured that you’ll need a lot of gold … Continue reading →

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New Spam fan

Posted on March 23, 2012 by stillalife

I realize that after I savored yesterday’s delicious Italian lunch — lasagna, a spinach dish, gnocchi with pesto, artichokes, sangria, wine and tiramisu — it’s almost callous today to bring up the subject of Spam. But I must, because Blundering … Continue reading →

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A wrinkle of time

Posted on March 20, 2012 by stillalife

The best places for wrinkles are the surfaces of prunes, raisins, cerebral cortices, some kinds of mushrooms, and shar peis. Yet this week, dozens of fine lines marring my cheeks appeared without my permission or any advanced warning.  They are easiest to see … Continue reading →

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