Around the Block…day 1
This week my theme will be “Blog Your Block”, inspired by the Monday Weekly Writing Challenge. It’s Monday morning and for once, we’re not rushing through the door to catch […]
My2¢: The Perils of Driving my Spouse’s SUV
Whenever hubby’s away, I drive his car. It’s easier to park and zip around and especially now, it handles much better in the snow than my vehicle. I drive a […]
Quoth My Beloved #8
Look. If you’d come home earlier at night, I wouldn’t have cheated on you. Why do you have to work late all the time? It’s your fault. – You’re right. It’s my fault for hooking up with you in the first place.
Quoth My Beloved #7
I changed my mind at the last minute. I just didn’t feel like going again. – said he, the day after she had arrived at their planned week-long vacation to Hawai’i, didn’t see him, and decided to call to find out what had happened. Yes, she paid for both airline […]
Quoth My Beloved #6
I don’t believe in monogamy. I think marriage is an unnatural way for people to live. – said her husband, 10 years into their marriage.
Quoth My Beloved #5
Do we have to kiss each other goodbye every morning? – he said, after 11 years of togetherness.
Quoth My Beloved #4
ME: Can’t we go somewhere else tonight for a change? We go to that place all the time. HIM: Why should I pay to go to a club, when we can go to “The Lounge” for free? – circa 1989
Quoth My Beloved #3
I love you. But I’m not in love with you. ~ I should have realized that this one was never going to work out…
Quoth My Beloved #2
So what’s wrong with living with my mother for the rest of my life? – nice, but unambitious 24-y-o boyfriend, circa 1990’s
Strange Bedfellows
As an immigrant, one of the sacrifices I’ve made upon establishing residence in my new country is the loss of the company of my best friends. I had spent 30 […]
Give us some practical money-saving advice, for a change
I fell for the same story again. Every now and then an article pops up about “real ways” to save money in-these-hard-financial-times and against my better judgement, I read them. I know exactly what they’re going to tell me and others like me in search of sure-fire ways to save […]
Living in Denial
To some extent I guess many of us like to create our own little fantasy world. We tell ourselves we have the perfect marriage; if anyone asks, our kids are […]
Late~Night Ruminations 