RICK’S ANNIVERSARY

For years my son Rick’s forgetfulness has made me feel bad. He forgets to send me birthday cards, neglects to call me, and doesn’t respond to my emails. But an email yesterday from my daughter, Cathy, has lifted my sadness forever.

She called Rick on Wednesday to wish him a Happy Anniversary. Since the date Rick and Jen married coincides with her son Jared’s birthday, my daughter has no trouble remembering their anniversary. It’s also easy to remember as the wedding took place in Las Vegas on Friday May 26th during the 2006 Memorial Day weekend.

Happy Anniversary she said when Rick answered the phone. But Rick was dumfounded. He replied, “Oh, I thought it was Friday.” When Cathy told me of Rick’s response, I smiled and realized, if he forgets to wish his wife a happy anniversary, I don’t ever have to feel bad again. In addition, I laughed out loud when my daughter told me how she answered Rick, “I told him it changes days each year.” What was he thinking???

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OLD PAINT

A high school friend will be staying with me in June when we will be attending our class reunion. And so yesterday, I decided to get out my paintbrush and my old can of paint to paint some spots on my wall that need a little touching up. I had my house painted a number of years ago and luckily kept the left over white paint for just such occasions.

Unfortunately, without knowing it, I did not close the paint can tightly enough the last time I used it. Thus, when I pried open the lid, to my surprise and terrible disappointment I found that the paint had turned to stone. But all’s well that end’s well. Recently, I had a new front door installed on my condominium and my handyman had purchased a new can of white paint to paint the door. So, even though it’s not as perfect, it will have to do. In addition, I don’t have to worry about throwing away the old paint in an environmentally correct way. Since the paint is so hard, it is no longer toxic and I can just toss in with all my other garbage.

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I ALREADY READ IT

Eight years ago, I started listening to books on tape. Because I live alone, I can listen to the books all day long if I like -- while I’m getting dressed, cooking, cleaning, etc. Thus, I listen to three or four books a week which totals over a 1,000 books since I first began in 2002. Unfortunately, I neglected to keep a list of the books I’ve listened to. As a result, I have, more than once, put a tape in my recorder of a book I had already heard.

Lo and behold a couple of days ago, I once again began a book I had already “read”. But I didn’t recognize it at all. And not until I was half way through the book, did I finally recognize a particular event in the book. Furthermore, it seems to have been the only part of the book I recalled because I had no idea of how it ended. Oh well … I just hope I will remember not to read it again.

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WAUNAKEE BEAR

I could hardly believe my ears when the newscaster reported that the citizens in Waunakee, a small town only ten minutes from my house, had spotted a black bear in their city. What a shock! I immediately called my daughter, who lives in Waunakee, to learn more about the bear. My son-in-law answered the phone and told me that since the population of bears in northern Wisconsin has exploded, it is not uncommon for male bears to travel south looking for new territory.

Neither he nor my two grandsons had seen the bear, but they were about to go looking. Like all the others in the area, everyone was anxious to get a glimpse of the black bear.

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THE WIZARD

My family always enjoyed playing board games, cards, and card tricks. To this day I still enjoy those pastimes and I have even taught them to my children and grandchildren. There was one trick my parents taught me, however, that was exceptionally unique. They gave me a deck of cards and told me to pull one out. I showed the card to my Mom and then she went to the telephone, dialed a number, asked if “The Wizard” was there, then said she wanted to speak to the wizard. After a minute or two she said, “Would you please tell my daughter the card?” I was, needless to say stunned when the Wizard told me the card I was holding.

Over the years, I have enjoyed thrilling my friends with the trick and now my grandsons are doing the same. Recently, when my phone rang, I recognized the voice of my youngest grandson asking, “Is the Wizard there?” We finished the call and I knew my phone would ring several more times again, as my grandson’s friends would want to repeat the trick. But in the middle of the third call, my grandson screeched “OH NO?” He had accidentally hit the speaker-phone button and all his friends heard how the trick was played!

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FRUSTRATING TELEPHONE SUPPORT

I feel guilty that I lose my temper and get so angry. Actually the poor employee on the other end of the telephone is not to blame that I can’t understand his or her foreign accent. But it is just so frustrating that I can’t get the information I need and I have to waste so much time.

The people responsible for the problem are the greedy American CEO’s who ship all their jobs for telephone customer service and technical support oversees. Unfortunately foreigners have been replacing American workers for the past five to ten years. And it doesn’t seem like it will change anytime soon. But it’s a terrible shame. I’m sure I’m not the only one who shares my frustration. And even worse is that so many American citizens have lost their jobs and are unemployed.

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LEGAL MEDIATION

Times have certainly changed – lasers, computers, Ipads Kindles, etc. etc. But to my surprise, even the legal profession has changed. Years ago when my ex-husband and I divorced, we each had to hire separate attorneys to literally fight over the terms and conditions of the divorce.

But, I learned recently that they have developed a new, more civilized procedure. Now, one attorney acts as a mediator to resolve the entire procedure. As a result, it is easier and more amicable. Too bad it wasn’t available when I got divorced.

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