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Category Archives: Humor
Spring of Deception
A few days ago heralded the first day of Spring, the Vernal Equinox. We have arrived, and despite a few wistful sighs and moans, this area has mostly gotten off easy as far as a Winter goes. Of course there … Continue reading
Posted in Are you kidding me?, Birds, Coping, Humor, nature, Perspective, Seasons, Spring, Uncategorized, Weather, Winter
Tagged Birds, blossoms, broken washer, fake out, false spring, laundry dilemma, northeast seasons, scilla, spring blooms, Vernal Equinox, washing machine blues, winter returns
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And Then This Happened
“Are you OK?” “You’ve been so quiet.” “What’s going on?” A few people have noticed and asked, not just about the sudden absence of posts over the past few weeks (after there having been so many), but concerning an overall … Continue reading
Posted in Are you kidding me?, Autumn, baking, Food, Holidays, Humor, Perspective, senior musings, Uncategorized
Tagged baking failure, baking goals, dessert fail, Filo nutella snowflake fail, I can't bake, i needed this laugh, laugh till i cried, no patience for baking, pastry on fire, snowflake pastry fail, thanksgiving
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Nice Socks
One thing I do every year during The Birthday Week is indulge in a massage. This year that didn’t happen – I missed that window for a number of reasons…. but eventually I decided to just get a very badly … Continue reading
Bustin’ Out All Over
Earworm time again! Today it’s Rodgers & Hammerstein – “June is Bustin’ Out All Over”, by way of an elementary school assembly I was in, back in sixth grade. It’s amazing how some of this stuff can stay in your … Continue reading
Posted in Aging, Daeja's Garden, Flashback, Gardening, Humor, nature, Seasons, senior musings, Spring, summer, The Urban Porch ™, Uncategorized, Views From he Urban Porch ™, Weird
Tagged earworms, flower explosions, June, June is Bustin' Out All Over, Rodgers & Hammerstein, school assembly memories
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He’s a Potato
Yesterday my four-year-old granddaughter got into a little argument/debate with her mother concerning Humpty Dumpty. She insisted that Humpty Dumpty is not an egg, he’s a potato. She would not be moved on that opinion. Haven’t we all assumed Humpty … Continue reading
Socks of the Day
“Socks of the Day” was inadvertently born during the early days of the pandemic – that time of fear and uncertainty, when the roads and neighborhoods were suddenly empty of traffic and life, people scurrying to opposite sides of the … Continue reading
Quality Control…or The Golden Ticket
This is a rather absurd story about a doggedly ridiculous quest. Some people will totally relate and others will think “Oh my God, give it up girl!” If you get as weary reading it as I was doing it, feel … Continue reading
Expiration Date
Hey! I never redeemed these….. I wonder if they are still any good? ~*~
Posted in Aging, Humor, kids, Uncategorized
Tagged children, coupons, expired gifts, found treasures, little presents, mementos, precious, wistful mom
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Hoarding
Beneath the kitchen counter there is a corner cabinet with one of those two-level turnstile type lazy-susan gizmos which is supposed to allow you to easily view and access your stored canned goods and other groceries. I hate it. I … Continue reading
Posted in Are you kidding me?, Cooking, Food, Humor, Shopping, Uncategorized
Tagged cabinet from hell, corner turntable, kitchen surprises, stocking up
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Space Invader
Every six to eight months I pay a visit to the hair salon. Because this does not happen very often, I continue to patronize the same person I have been seeing for decades, even though I have moved a number … Continue reading
Posted in Humor, Uncategorized, Vent
Tagged at the hairdresser, invading personal space, personal space, rude people, sit on your own side
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Priorities
The Significant Other is self-employed in the construction trade and is kind of a “Mr. Fixit.” Following a recent accident which required some surgery, the involuntary down-time has kept him home for much of the week. He is pretty good … Continue reading
The Hamantaschen Fail
Hamentaschen (or Hamentashen, or Hamantashen), the tri-cornered cookies filled with poppy seeds, fruit jelly, nut mixtures, etc. were not part of my childhood holiday experience. Torrone nougat candy, bow-ties covered in powdered sugar, Italian bakery cookies, sesame and pistachio halvah……these … Continue reading
Posted in Cooking, Food, Humor, Uncategorized
Tagged cookies, Hamantashen, Hamentaschen, Hamentashen, holiday cookies, I can't bake, Purim cookies
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Homescape Throwback
I just stumbled across this old photo and it made me laugh again. During this endlessly snowy and cold winter, it felt good to do that. Perhaps it is just something unique to me, but since I haven’t posted in … Continue reading
Posted in Humor
Tagged couples, living together, odd sense of humor, relationship humor, silent humor
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All Manner of Comfortable Things
“I’m built for comfort, I ain’t built for speed”. This line from a song keeps going through my head. I think it was Howlin’ Wolf . Didn’t Canned Heat do a version of it also? (I can’t find it if … Continue reading
Posted in Aging, Holidays, Humor, Uncategorized, Winter
Tagged Chillow, comfort, comfortable gifts, holiday gifts, hot flashes, midlife, over 50, over fifty, privilege
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Double Zipper – New Year
A few brief years ago, I finally reached what I consider a small plateau of maturity – determined not to freeze through yet another Very Cold Winter, I purchased an insulated down-like coat that was long enough to cover my … Continue reading
Posted in Are you kidding me?, Humor, Uncategorized
Tagged approach to New Year, frustration, winter coats, zippers
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Disposable World
There’s really no reason to get rid of my Sears Kenmore CounterCraft Food Processor if it’s still working, right? All it needs is a replacement part. It gets taken out of its box a few times a year for some … Continue reading
Posted in Are you kidding me?, Humor, Rant, Shopping, Uncategorized
Tagged counter appliances, customer service, food processors, Lexan, replacement parts
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Slowly I Turned……
“Slowly I turned, step by step, inch by inch….” I realize I am dating myself here, because about half the people I have said this to know what I am talking about and the other half don’t. The line is … Continue reading
Posted in Bucket List, Friends, Hearing Impaired, Humor, Travel, Uncategorized, Wow!
Tagged Bucket List, Canadian Border, chick travel, Niagra Falls, road trip, vacation, women friends
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The Up Seat
Not having posted anything in a while, I really hate to pick up the blog after a hiatus by opening with a pet peeve, but I suppose this annoyance is the impetus that has provided enough kick-start to sit down … Continue reading
Posted in Humor, Rant, Uncategorized, Vent
Tagged habits, mess, messy habits. co-habitating, messy partners, pet peeve, Pig Pen, toilet seat up, unmade beds, war of the sexes
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No Thanks, I’ll Pack Myself
I assume the pay scale for checkers and baggers at big chain supermarkets is probably rather pathetic. Perhaps because of this, some positions are filled with less than stellar employees. But really, does anyone even train these people on how … Continue reading
Posted in Humor, Rant, Shopping, Uncategorized, Vent
Tagged annoyances, grocery baggers, grocery shopping, heavy shopping bags, shopping
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Adventure and Distraction in the Autumn Garden On a Saturday Morning
I decided to spend just a few hours this morning cleaning up. Just a few, since we had plans in the afternoon.. a couple of hours, before that gardening backache sets in. Just enough to tidy up, because I have … Continue reading
Posted in Daeja's Garden, Gardening, Humor, Uncategorized, Wildlife
Tagged autumn garden, distraction, fall clean-up
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Zucchaloupe
Speaking of compost, some strange things manifested in my garden this year. I did not plant them, but a couple of random squash vines grew unbidden amongst the tomato plants. All I can think is that they must have been … Continue reading
Whole Earth
There was a time when The Whole Earth Catalog, published by Stewart Brand, was my bible. It was the portal to resources on how I wanted to live, how I wished I could live, how I intended to live – … Continue reading
Posted in Gardening, Humor, Uncategorized
Tagged best of intentions, compost, composting, Whole Earth Catalog
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I Was Just Singing…..
I was driving north, singing with the car radio and wearing my new funky red & white printed giraffe pattern sunglasses. It had been a pretty good weekend, resulting in the Monday morning commute being a lot less somber than … Continue reading
Discombobulation
OK, maybe the Feeling of Displacement has something to do with it and maybe it’s not that either. I think most of us have done a couple of space-out things like getting dressed in the low light of morning and … Continue reading
Posted in Aging, Humor, Uncategorized
Tagged black and brown shoes, getting dressed in the dark, mismatched shoes, stress
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The Teal Gown
My oldest daughter, the Conventional Daughter, planned a Conventional Wedding. It was not an outrageously extravagant wedding by some wedding standards, but it did included a wedding gown from a bridal salon, bridesmaids in matching sateen dresses, a caterer, candles … Continue reading
Posted in Aging, Humor, Uncategorized
Tagged be true to yourself, Coney Island, costume, Mermaid Parade, Mother of the Bride dress, Wedding
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Bozo
The three things that struck me right away about Williamsburg, Brooklyn: 1) almost everyone on the street seems to be in their twenties to early forties 2) there is an incredibly high proportion of pet dogs of every size and … Continue reading
Synchronicity
This morning when I walked into the kitchen, I found an orange peel lying on the counter. It had been deftly peeled off in one entire piece and was lying there in the shape of the letter “S”. Clearly it … Continue reading
Posted in Are you kidding me?, Humor, Uncategorized, Wow!
Tagged coincidence, forever children, orange peel
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The January Bitch
Whew….. that was the crankiest of months, very glad that one is over. My rough January seemed to be set off surrounding the rescue of a spider….sort of. While having a conversation with my boss in the hallway, we simultaneously … Continue reading
Posted in Are you kidding me?, Coping, Humor, Rant, Uncategorized, Vent, Wildlife, Winter
Tagged cable TV, car delivery, Cataract Surgery, Cranky, Eye Surgery, last straw, satellite dish, Spiders
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Appliance Decor
We have a stacker washing machine in the bathroom upstairs, one of those top-loaders with the dryer that is actually attached to it and hangs over the top. It fits in a narrow area that used to be a closet. … Continue reading
Posted in Are you kidding me?, Coping, Humor, Uncategorized, Winter
Tagged Appliances, broken dryer, broken washer, frustration, home delivery, laundry, snowstorm, stacking washer, Victorian house, washing machines
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Binge
Sorry to have not posted this past week. Between work and a few adventures there hasn’t been time to sit down and pour out any thoughts. The most notable issue going on at this very moment is that I have … Continue reading
Posted in Humor, Uncategorized
Tagged addictions, binge, cravings, Dutch licorice, Good & Plenty, licorice, salmiak
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A Lion is Loose in the Neighborhood
Posted in Humor, Uncategorized
Tagged children, grandchildren, Halloween, just too cute, lion, wild thing
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The Pack Rat Project – Day 3
Day Three was a biggie. I tackled the bathroom. This included four drawers in the vanity and two medicine cabinets (essentially his and hers) and also the area around the stacker washer and dryer. Day Three is where I hit a bit of a … Continue reading
Posted in Are you kidding me?, Humor, Uncategorized
Tagged cleaning up, clutter, de-cluttering, hoarding, pack rat, Stuff, too much stuff
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Nesting (or Addressing the Pack Rat)
Suddenly a strange, panicky feeling has invaded my being. Like the birds gathering to fly south or the squirrels frantically running around storing nuts for the winter, a great force of nature seems to be overtaking every fiber, readying the nest for winter. Part of this could … Continue reading
Posted in Are you kidding me?, Humor, Uncategorized
Tagged clutter, collecting, nesting, pack rat, Stuff, too much stuff
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Screw
You know that story about the Princess and the Pea…….well, I have my own version now. I just spent the weekend at a sweet first birthday celebration for a sweet grandbaby, which included spending two nights in a clean but somewhat worn beach motel of significant cost (about … Continue reading
Posted in Humor, Travel, Uncategorized
Tagged hotels, motel beds, motels, screw joke, sheets
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Things Left Behind
The horse barn behind the house, long unused, contained six stalls and a hay loft. The floor of the barn was covered about two and a half feet deep in old horse manure, some of it probably one-hundred years old. … Continue reading
Petal
One of our exceptionally sweet coworkers has been out for the better part of the last two months on a serious medical leave. She is finally returning tomorrow, and everyone is anticipating her return. While she was gone, she asked staff to … Continue reading
Posted in Humor, kids, Uncategorized
Tagged Children. Pets, Co-workers, Fish, gold fish, Humor, Parenting
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Would You Like Some Mice With That?
Yesterday my friend discovered a stunned little mouse lying out in the parking lot of the condominium where she lives. What had happened to it is a mystery, but I speculate that perhaps a cat had been playing with it, as … Continue reading
Posted in Humor, Uncategorized
Tagged cottage in the woods, Mice, mouse problem, older boyfriend
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Dang!
Bad news today for all you connoisseurs of that little armored road possum of the south, the armadillo. According to the latest findings, something like fifteen percent of armadillos carry leprosy, and one-third of the cases of the disease in this country appear to be caused … Continue reading
Posted in Are you kidding me?, Humor, Uncategorized
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Betty-Anne?
In the misty pre-dawn haze of a Saturday morning I awoke to an urgent voice that appeared to be vocalizing right near my head. “Betty-Anne!” In that surreal aura that surrounds you when someone shouts you out of a dead sleep, I shot … Continue reading
Posted in Birds, Humor, Spring, Uncategorized
Tagged betty-anne, loud birds, red-eyed vireo
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Door Number Three
After spending the day exploring the Spice Market and touring around in the Sultanahmet district, it finally got to the point where I seriously had to pee, and very soon, so the search for a bathroom began in earnest. In the middle … Continue reading
Posted in Humor, Perspective, Travel, Uncategorized
Tagged adventure, Istanbul, squat toilets
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Just In Case
Travel afar is imminent and suddenly I have become totally dysfunctional. Once upon a time I threw a few scant items in a backpack a few hours before leaving and travelled to the other side of the world with open-ended plans. Why can’t I do that now? … Continue reading
Hairbrush Diva
There is a woman in a Subaru at the traffic light. Bill Wyman’s bass from the RollingStones “Gimme Shelter” is booming through the speakers and she is singing Merry Clayton’s legendary screaming harmony to Mick Jagger at the top of her lungs, oblivious of anyone who might … Continue reading
Posted in Humor, Uncategorized
Tagged Diva, janis joplin, rock and roll, singing in hairbrush, wannabe singer
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Speechless
I ventured out to the mall the other night in search of a purse with lots of compartments and zippers so you can find all your stuff easily. Of course, I got side-tracked and ended up on a fruitless quest for some of those … Continue reading
Posted in Aging, Humor, Shopping, Uncategorized
Tagged aging, dressing room mirror, wrinkles
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Egocentrasana
She came walking into the Yoga I class tonight leading with her chest, the small of her back slightly arched, wearing a teeny tiny yoga tank top and perfectly fitting yoga pants clinging to her tight little yoga butt. Even though there was plenty … Continue reading
Radical Reversal
The parallel lines between my eyebrows appear to have deepened into a permanent number eleven, giving me a perpetual look of worry, concern or anger that I do not necessarily feel inside. I scrutinize these changes in the mirror with surprise and … Continue reading
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