Author Archives: S.

Here are questions we don’t ask others: 1. How much money do you make? 2. How much did that cost? 3. How can you afford that? 4. Have you lost weight? 5. Who did you vote for? 6. Are you … Continue reading →

I’m not going. I’m specifically not going because I think it’s somehow wrong to take a family holiday away from an entire segment of the population that makes somewhere in the neighborhood of $8 an hour. More and more stores … Continue reading →

Hand to my heart, someone posted this to an etiquette board: I am a nice Jewish girl. Well, not so sure about the nice part. Anyway……my partner is not Jewish, and her family is quite religious. Of course I don’t … Continue reading →

Yesterday I had to make an appointment for my mother to see a specialist here in Atlanta. Before seeing the specialist, she has to have an MRI. Take my word for it that I am fully authorized to make these … Continue reading →

I just booked a room in Rome. Now I just need a great fare to get me there.

I am feeling so pulled to go somewhere that I’ve signed myself up for notifications from airlines for good rates. I’m just waiting for one to pounce on. I’ve made a hotel reservation I can cancel in Rome, but I’m … Continue reading →

I need to go somewhere. On a plane. Where the people don’t sound like I do. And the food is different. There’s a sale on tickets to Ireland. I’ve never been there, and according to ancestry.com, I might have relatives … Continue reading →

Occupy Atlanta is still going on. It has been going on since October 7, which, if you’re counting is 17 days of urban camping. I can’t seem to make heads nor tails of what it is these particular occupiers are … Continue reading →

I looked at the pictures. Of course I did. He looks shocked to be dead, like he genuinely never expected to die. I guess maybe when you’re Qaddafi, you don’t expect to die.

Through no fault of my own, my kitchen cabinets are finally the color I really want them to be, which is to say black. My brother painted them for me and they look great. And the pulls are on them. … Continue reading →