It never occurred to me that there were things I couldn’t do. Sure, there were things I didn’t want to do, like run or physically exert myself in any way. But as…
crotchety old biddy
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About two weeks ago, I drug my sorry self to the dermatologist to get carved up. I hadn’t been for a while, and I was pretty sure he would want to slice…
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My Guy and I have noticed an alarming trend as of late. And that trend is the dearth of people who genuinely inquire about our wellbeing. It sounds pretty “Woe is me!”…
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It’s been a summer of varmints and bugs and gross stuff. First, the ever-popular mice. Then, I got stung by a wasp. And there was some eye rabies in there, too. Good…
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I was in junior high when “Dirty Dancing” was big. And lemme tell ya, that movie was a revelation. BFF and I loved that some of the oldies our parents listened to…
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If you’re like me, every once in a while, your closet needs a little kick in the booty. And by “kick in the booty,” I mean “exhaustive cleaning because you never get…
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Hi. I like your stores because if I ever need Funyuns, mascara, ringworm treatment, and first-class people watching, you provide one-stop shopping. Thanks for that. I recently received a prescription for drops…
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It’s the season of Mother’s Day, so you know what I’m going to talk about: liquor. My home state of Iowa only had state-owned liquor stores until 1987. They all had blue…
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A few weeks ago, I was catching up with one of my dearest friends from college. She’s a TV producer, and talked about how the business has changed in the 20 years…
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I have a problem picking up random (read: ugly) jewelry. I’m not talking about a “you’ll regret that later” necklace at Target. I’m talking about “I can’t believe Grandma ever wore that…