Noticing life out loud since 2011
Noticing life out loud since 2011
The ordinary, watched until it turns funny or true.
For more than twenty five years I have answered the question “What do you do?” with words like Customer Service Supervisor, Software Development Manager, and Marketing Director and I’ve associated the word “medium” with my T-shirt size and my not…
This morning I checked my email and the recurring theme from my favorite department stores was Prom! Prom! Prom! I was reminded of trips to the mall and poring over websites with Katie; we spent hours eliminating dresses that were…
One of my favorite childhood memories is the Fourth of July parade in Berthold, North Dakota, my dad’s home town. I remember the thrill of waiting for the parade to begin and the anticipation of scooping up Tootsie Rolls and…
I am one of ‘those people’ who can strike up a conversation with anyone and usually does. Today however, I was standing in line at Best Buy for the third trip related to my out of commission laptop and I…
It was like Paul Bunyan meets Cirque Du Soleil and it all happened right in my front yard. It was Saturday morning. I saw him before he reached the house, he dropped a pile of orange rope on the ground…
The morning was sunny, Bobby’s mood was not. Bobby looked nothing short of defeated, his entire body drooped with exhaustion. “I underbid this job by a longshot, but it happens, and you still gotta finish the job and finish it…
Four miles from where Washington crossed the Delaware, in a building that was part of the Underground Railroad, there once lived a man named Sam. In 1845 Samuel Slack was the town librarian and earned a whopping $1.00 a year. Talk about…
I recently attended a Celtic festival in Bristol borough. The festival took place in a small park located on the Delaware river. I didn’t realize there was a park located behind the wooden awning that shelters the entrance to the…
I’ll get in the tree guy’s way me: Tree guy is there? 15 yr old son: Many tree guys me: How many tree guys? 15 yr old son: They’re in the backyard too, which is where I would be mowing. …
I was sad to read today that one of my all time favorite actors passed away. Peter Falk, best known for his rumpled raincoat, stinky cigar, and that famous question, “just one more thing…”. “Just one more thing…” meant he…