MY RECENT POSTS
- So long…I’m checking into
the Lucinda Bassett Center
July 26, 2009 02:30PM - One small step for man, one
giant leap for girl
July 20, 2009 08:15AM - Blogging here versus blogging
there
July 17, 2009 01:47PM - My days in the Farrah Fawcett
Minors
June 26, 2009 11:30AM - The day grandpa shot himself.
(Hot deals @ Expedia.com!)
June 25, 2009 07:31PM
MY RECENT COMMENTS
- “Your tale of the wasp
nest reminds me of the time we
came
upon a nest of dead
bab…”
March 19, 2012 10:36AM - “First of all, what a
great picture! And it RADIATES
with
glowing-ness, so
there!…”
January 05, 2012 09:52AM - “Hurray for fruitcake!
Hurray for you! Red AND green
cherries!
An inspired
touc…”
December 08, 2011 01:02AM - “Hey, homegirl! I grew up
in Northville (would have been
class
of '72 at NHS --
W…”
July 16, 2011 11:51AM - “Hey, Walled Lake! It's
been awhile, but I see you
haven't
lost your
touch....
Did…”
July 16, 2011 11:27AM
Laurel, not Lauren's Links
March 19, 2012 10:36AM
“Your tale of the wasp nest reminds me of the time we came upon a nest of dead baby shrews after unrolling an old Chinese rug during one of OUR annual a…”
About: Still Spring Cleaning from LAST year
“Your tale of the wasp nest reminds me of the time we came upon a nest of dead baby shrews after unrolling an old Chinese rug during one of OUR annual a…”
About: Still Spring Cleaning from LAST year
January 05, 2012 09:52AM
“First of all, what a great picture! And it RADIATES with glowing-ness, so there! I found reading this a great comfort. Since turning 50, and even mo…”
About: 3 Years on OS, Random Thoughts
“First of all, what a great picture! And it RADIATES with glowing-ness, so there! I found reading this a great comfort. Since turning 50, and even mo…”
About: 3 Years on OS, Random Thoughts
December 08, 2011 01:02AM
“Hurray for fruitcake! Hurray for you! Red AND green cherries! An inspired touch. These look spectacular.”
About: Seventeen Pounds of Fruitcake - Part 2
“Hurray for fruitcake! Hurray for you! Red AND green cherries! An inspired touch. These look spectacular.”
About: Seventeen Pounds of Fruitcake - Part 2
July 16, 2011 11:51AM
“Hey, homegirl! I grew up in Northville (would have been class of '72 at NHS -- WAY before your time, I'm sure -- but we moved to Commerce my senior ye…”
About: Pure Michigandering
“Hey, homegirl! I grew up in Northville (would have been class of '72 at NHS -- WAY before your time, I'm sure -- but we moved to Commerce my senior ye…”
About: Pure Michigandering
July 16, 2011 11:27AM
“Hey, Walled Lake! It's been awhile, but I see you haven't lost your touch.... Did you ever go swimming in Twin Suns Lake, across Benstein Rd from Wolve…”
About: Diving Forty Feet Down In A Ten Foot Pool
“Hey, Walled Lake! It's been awhile, but I see you haven't lost your touch.... Did you ever go swimming in Twin Suns Lake, across Benstein Rd from Wolve…”
About: Diving Forty Feet Down In A Ten Foot Pool
April 23, 2011 06:33PM
“Life imitating art? Your saga with the post-dated checks brings to mind Walter White's visits to the human cancer clinic. Too bad you're not in a pos…”
About: A Not So Good Friday, or on not being middle-class anymore
“Life imitating art? Your saga with the post-dated checks brings to mind Walter White's visits to the human cancer clinic. Too bad you're not in a pos…”
About: A Not So Good Friday, or on not being middle-class anymore
March 21, 2011 11:54AM
“I spent my adolescence hanging out at the Livonia Mall, and it has met a similar fate. I pass by it every time I visit my parents and always feel sad…”
About: German shepherds are patrolling my childhood shopping mall
“I spent my adolescence hanging out at the Livonia Mall, and it has met a similar fate. I pass by it every time I visit my parents and always feel sad…”
About: German shepherds are patrolling my childhood shopping mall
March 19, 2011 07:11PM
“"Life in America had not proved to be perfection, anymore than it was in Sweden. But occasionally, there were meatballs." Life in a nutshell.…”
About: Home on the (Iron) Range: Minnesota Swedish Meatballs
“"Life in America had not proved to be perfection, anymore than it was in Sweden. But occasionally, there were meatballs." Life in a nutshell.…”
About: Home on the (Iron) Range: Minnesota Swedish Meatballs
March 18, 2011 04:26PM
“I don't know...people with well-organized closets scare me. Very funny post.”
About: I'm Going to Clean Out The Garage This Time For Sure
“I don't know...people with well-organized closets scare me. Very funny post.”
About: I'm Going to Clean Out The Garage This Time For Sure
February 11, 2011 08:59PM
“Live blogging the apocalypse? I see now there are definite advantages to having a slow internet connection.... Like latethink, I feel overwhelmed eno…”
About: World of Weird: The Paranormal in the 21st Century
“Live blogging the apocalypse? I see now there are definite advantages to having a slow internet connection.... Like latethink, I feel overwhelmed eno…”
About: World of Weird: The Paranormal in the 21st Century
February 11, 2011 08:08PM
“K8, I've been thinking about you. What a nice surprise to pop by my site and (once I'd cleared away the cobwebs) see your post on my feed. Like you,…”
About: Animal Lover
“K8, I've been thinking about you. What a nice surprise to pop by my site and (once I'd cleared away the cobwebs) see your post on my feed. Like you,…”
About: Animal Lover
November 30, 2010 07:33PM
“I've just read your three death vigil posts, along with this one. I don't know if it's the writing, the person behind the writing, the fact that we ar…”
About: Deathbed DJ (or Mom's Greatest Hits)
“I've just read your three death vigil posts, along with this one. I don't know if it's the writing, the person behind the writing, the fact that we ar…”
About: Deathbed DJ (or Mom's Greatest Hits)
November 30, 2010 06:23PM
“Oh Suzie, you really are an angel. Reading this nearly three years later (with my poor mother three years further along in her dementia -- the Grim Re…”
About: Dinnertime at the Dementia Dining Room
“Oh Suzie, you really are an angel. Reading this nearly three years later (with my poor mother three years further along in her dementia -- the Grim Re…”
About: Dinnertime at the Dementia Dining Room
November 30, 2010 05:23PM
“Amen, Suzie! This post really made me smile, especially that final punch line. (Actually, I also wanted to shout RIGHT ON! but am wedged into a cente…”
About: Realizing I Am Too Old For The Men On Top
“Amen, Suzie! This post really made me smile, especially that final punch line. (Actually, I also wanted to shout RIGHT ON! but am wedged into a cente…”
About: Realizing I Am Too Old For The Men On Top
October 23, 2010 05:42PM
“Yeah, I do know what you mean about the staying in one place aspect. Snuggies are not good for walking around in, particularly if the floor has not be…”
About: Life Without Heat
“Yeah, I do know what you mean about the staying in one place aspect. Snuggies are not good for walking around in, particularly if the floor has not be…”
About: Life Without Heat
October 23, 2010 01:12PM
“p.s. what color Snuggie do you want? http://www.mysnuggiestor e.com/ I'm wearing one right now. They are sort of disgusting but really cozy. If our f…”
About: Life Without Heat
“p.s. what color Snuggie do you want? http://www.mysnuggiestor e.com/ I'm wearing one right now. They are sort of disgusting but really cozy. If our f…”
About: Life Without Heat
October 22, 2010 12:34PM
“My husband was reading a book -- W.S. Merwin maybe? -- about peasants in the French countryside in the era before central heat. They actually semi-hib…”
About: Life Without Heat
“My husband was reading a book -- W.S. Merwin maybe? -- about peasants in the French countryside in the era before central heat. They actually semi-hib…”
About: Life Without Heat
October 07, 2010 06:57PM
“Who the F*#$ is Taylor Lautner? I love you, suzy.”
About: Still Depressed & Trying To Rant My Way Out Of This Funk
“Who the F*#$ is Taylor Lautner? I love you, suzy.”
About: Still Depressed & Trying To Rant My Way Out Of This Funk
October 02, 2010 01:30AM
“Hmmm...was it really the boogie that kept the world so placid back then...or was it The Captain & Tennille? Maybe the world just needs a little mo…”
About: i'm your boogie man...
“Hmmm...was it really the boogie that kept the world so placid back then...or was it The Captain & Tennille? Maybe the world just needs a little mo…”
About: i'm your boogie man...
October 01, 2010 10:04PM
“Wait a minute...this wasn't a Best American contest? Damn! So much for my tribute to Millard Fillmore. Well, maybe with the help of a crock pot, a l…”
About: My Last Chance at Anthony Bourdain’s $10,000, and Yours, Too
“Wait a minute...this wasn't a Best American contest? Damn! So much for my tribute to Millard Fillmore. Well, maybe with the help of a crock pot, a l…”
About: My Last Chance at Anthony Bourdain’s $10,000, and Yours, Too
October 01, 2010 02:23AM
“Hey, Walled Lake -- I don't remember the swing, but I do remember the ice cream store. You are such a fine essayist -- reading this brings to mind Mil…”
About: Milford, Michigan
“Hey, Walled Lake -- I don't remember the swing, but I do remember the ice cream store. You are such a fine essayist -- reading this brings to mind Mil…”
About: Milford, Michigan
September 08, 2010 01:04AM
“Holy shit...oops, make that Holy smokes, Michael, I guess old Gramps and I have something in common. I recently got taken to task by Tony's daughter f…”
About: Friday Funnies - More Cut and Paste
“Holy shit...oops, make that Holy smokes, Michael, I guess old Gramps and I have something in common. I recently got taken to task by Tony's daughter f…”
About: Friday Funnies - More Cut and Paste
September 01, 2010 12:09AM
“Deborah, I have been remarkably disciplined (for me at least) in staying away from OS (trying to write a mystery), but this wonderful post reminds me o…”
About: Three Blind Dates, See How I Run
“Deborah, I have been remarkably disciplined (for me at least) in staying away from OS (trying to write a mystery), but this wonderful post reminds me o…”
About: Three Blind Dates, See How I Run
August 13, 2010 05:27PM
“I can't wait to read your deconstruction of The Bobbsey Twins.”
About: OS Book Review: I Read Nancy Drew So You Don't Have To
“I can't wait to read your deconstruction of The Bobbsey Twins.”
About: OS Book Review: I Read Nancy Drew So You Don't Have To
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