Category Archives: real life

Till Disinterest Us Do Part

I must be one of the few people in the world who didn’t watch the royal wedding. I’m also not going to write a long, gushy, boring-ass post about it. You’re welcome.

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You Know You’re Getting Old…

…when music you listened to in your teens and early twenties turns up on your favorite “classic rock” station. Bah.

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The Sheep and the Goats

Part of a letter in Annie’s Mailbox caught my attention. It’s the second letter down, in reply to some jackass complaining about paying for his dates unless they looked like supermodels. I am in my late 50s, very attractive and … Continue reading

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"Sand and Water"

This is the saddest, most beautiful song I have ever heard. Beth Nielsen Chapman wrote it after the death of her husband. If you watch it, be warned: it’s a three-hankie, at least. God, I wish I could write like … Continue reading

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