Today is September 28th and it’s my “house anniversary”. I can hardly believe that I’ve lived in my condominium for 31 years. I moved in when my children were 13 and 11 years old in 1979. Now they are grown and married and living in houses of their own.
Recently when my son visited, he asked, “Why don’t you move Mom? You don’t need all this space” Actually, although I have three bedrooms, my condo is only 1200 square feet, and really not that large. But my mortgage is paid off and I’m very comfortable. Plus the thought of cleaning out and packing up is more than I want to even think about.
So I will plan to stay in my house for the rest of my life and celebrate more “house anniversaries.”
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Tuesday, September 28, 2010
Sunday, September 26, 2010
NEW POP CORN POPPER
Many folks will tell you, “They don’t make things the way the use to.” And I would have to agree with them. After my 20-year-old reliable automatic pop-corn popper broke I bought a new one. And I’m sorry to say, the pop-corn I make in the new popper does not taste nearly as good as the pop-corn I made in the old one. To top it off, my new machine cost me $40 – at least $15 more than I paid for the old one.
I could probably resign myself to making the best of it, but recently a friend popped a bag of pretty good microwave popcorn. Up until now I have not liked microwave popcorn. But surprisingly I really liked the popcorn my friend made. And now I’m frustrated that I bought an expensive automatic popper that is unsatisfactory as I can just buy easy to make and inexpensive microwave pop-corn instead.
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I could probably resign myself to making the best of it, but recently a friend popped a bag of pretty good microwave popcorn. Up until now I have not liked microwave popcorn. But surprisingly I really liked the popcorn my friend made. And now I’m frustrated that I bought an expensive automatic popper that is unsatisfactory as I can just buy easy to make and inexpensive microwave pop-corn instead.
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Saturday, September 25, 2010
BRIDGE PARTNERS
If today were New Year’s Eve and I had to make a resolution, I would resolve to stay silent when my bridge partners criticize my bridge playing. Actually, I welcome the insightful comments some of my partners make, as I am far from an expert and I appreciate their valuable advice to help me improve my skills.
But then there are a couple women I play with who seem to delight in finding fault with my mistakes. They not only tell me what I did wrong in a scornful and scolding manner, but they repeat it over and over again, saying such things as you should NEVER do this or that. The irony is that they are only mediocre players themselves.
I shouldn’t let it irritate me, but it does. In fact, perhaps they do it because they want to make themselves feel better and I should simply pity them. The smart thing for me to do would be to smile when they say something and say nothing in return. It would make me a more gracious person. Plus, there’s no question that “silence is golden and less is more.”
At any rate, I have a chance to put my “Mid-Year” resolution in practice this evening. Here’s hoping I can REMEMBER to keep my mouth shut!!
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But then there are a couple women I play with who seem to delight in finding fault with my mistakes. They not only tell me what I did wrong in a scornful and scolding manner, but they repeat it over and over again, saying such things as you should NEVER do this or that. The irony is that they are only mediocre players themselves.
I shouldn’t let it irritate me, but it does. In fact, perhaps they do it because they want to make themselves feel better and I should simply pity them. The smart thing for me to do would be to smile when they say something and say nothing in return. It would make me a more gracious person. Plus, there’s no question that “silence is golden and less is more.”
At any rate, I have a chance to put my “Mid-Year” resolution in practice this evening. Here’s hoping I can REMEMBER to keep my mouth shut!!
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Friday, September 24, 2010
BLOGS
A couple years ago, I read that writing a blog every day could increase the traffic to my website. And the results would be obvious within a month. So I tried it and sure enough, the hits to my site did increase. However, it’s time consuming to write a blog every day and so I didn’t keep it up. As a result, of course, my traffic dropped.
And so sometime later I resumed my blog and as before the number of viewers who visited my site increased. Unfortunately, once I achieved my goal, I once again began neglecting my blog. It just took too much time. But here I am again looking at fewer hits to my website. And as you can see, I am returning once more to writing a daily blog.
By Hannah www.FunnyPhotosContest.com a photo contest for cute or funny photos and photo captions.
And so sometime later I resumed my blog and as before the number of viewers who visited my site increased. Unfortunately, once I achieved my goal, I once again began neglecting my blog. It just took too much time. But here I am again looking at fewer hits to my website. And as you can see, I am returning once more to writing a daily blog.
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Friday, September 3, 2010
JACOB’S SUMMER JOB
What an amazing coincidence. This past summer my 14-year-old grandson worked at the ballpark for the area’s local baseball team, The Mallards. He worked at the concession stand making funnel cakes, a food I must admit I had never heard of previously. He had a great time and made a lot of money for a “14-year-old kid.”
But the other day, I had a delightful surprise. I drove to a nearby small town to buy shoes at a great little shoe store. My parents liked to shop there for the good buys and because they became friendly with the owner, Steve, who enjoyed visiting Las Vegas as much as my parents did.
When I arrived at the store Steve greeted me and as I started looking around I noticed a couple photos of the Mallard’s baseball team. Later when I commented on the photos to Steve, he told me he owned the team. “No kidding,” I exclaimed, “my grandson Jacob worked for you all summer.” “Oh I wish I had known,” he said. “I would have given him a hard time,” he teased. And, I thought to myself, “How incredible. Steve had known my folks for many years and now he employed their great-grandson. If only my parents were still alive. They would be so pleased.
By Hannah www.FunnyPhotosContest.com a photo contest for cute or funny photos and photo captions.
But the other day, I had a delightful surprise. I drove to a nearby small town to buy shoes at a great little shoe store. My parents liked to shop there for the good buys and because they became friendly with the owner, Steve, who enjoyed visiting Las Vegas as much as my parents did.
When I arrived at the store Steve greeted me and as I started looking around I noticed a couple photos of the Mallard’s baseball team. Later when I commented on the photos to Steve, he told me he owned the team. “No kidding,” I exclaimed, “my grandson Jacob worked for you all summer.” “Oh I wish I had known,” he said. “I would have given him a hard time,” he teased. And, I thought to myself, “How incredible. Steve had known my folks for many years and now he employed their great-grandson. If only my parents were still alive. They would be so pleased.
By Hannah www.FunnyPhotosContest.com a photo contest for cute or funny photos and photo captions.
Sunday, August 29, 2010
POP CORN POPPER
For 25 years, I’ve had a wonderful electric popcorn popper that made delicious popcorn. And I must say, much better than any microwave popcorn I ever tasted. But my machine broke and yesterday I bought a new one. To my chagrin it cost $40 (I think I paid only $25 for my old appliance) and on top of that the popcorn I popped in the new popper tastes awful. Well, maybe not awful, but certainly bland – like it has no taste at all. And I am so unhappy.
The recipe for the old popper called for two tablespoons of oil and the new one only allows one tablespoon. You would think that small amount wouldn’t matter, but it does produce a definite difference in the taste. The popcorn has far less flavor. I contemplated using more oil, but the instructions specifically state, “Do not exceed the specified amounts.”
The question now is what are my options. I can’t exchange it for another one, because all the other machines are “hot-air” poppers that don’t use any oil at all. You can tell, “I like my oil!” And of course I have already used the appliance, so they might not take it back anyway. On the other hand, my old and new poppers are so very similar, I’m thinking that it really might not hurt to use a little extra oil anyway. So that’s exactly what I intend to do and here’s hoping I don’t destroy my new popper.
By Hannah www.FunnyPhotosContest.com a photo contest for cute or funny photos and photo captions.
The recipe for the old popper called for two tablespoons of oil and the new one only allows one tablespoon. You would think that small amount wouldn’t matter, but it does produce a definite difference in the taste. The popcorn has far less flavor. I contemplated using more oil, but the instructions specifically state, “Do not exceed the specified amounts.”
The question now is what are my options. I can’t exchange it for another one, because all the other machines are “hot-air” poppers that don’t use any oil at all. You can tell, “I like my oil!” And of course I have already used the appliance, so they might not take it back anyway. On the other hand, my old and new poppers are so very similar, I’m thinking that it really might not hurt to use a little extra oil anyway. So that’s exactly what I intend to do and here’s hoping I don’t destroy my new popper.
By Hannah www.FunnyPhotosContest.com a photo contest for cute or funny photos and photo captions.
Saturday, August 14, 2010
UNPAID CONDO DUES
Every year for the past four years, Joan, has not paid her condo dues on time. All the other 18 owners, pay their dues by the deadline, June 1st, but not Joan. And as condo President it has always irritated me that I and the other board of directors have to waste our time continuously contacting her to pay her dues.
Well, it is now the middle of August and I decided yesterday to take some drastic action. And so, I spent the whole morning making phone calls and searching the web to find the procedure for placing a lien on her property. When I finally completed my research, I called our treasurer to tell him of my plan. But lo and behold, he said to me, “Guess what I just received in the mail … Joan’s check for her dues!!!”
What a waste of my time, once more. And I should have known better. Four out of five things you worry about never turn into problems. It’s the one you don’t expect that comes crashing down on your head on a lovely, sunny afternoon.
By Hannah www.FunnyPhotosContest.com a photo contest for cute or funny photos and photo captions.
Well, it is now the middle of August and I decided yesterday to take some drastic action. And so, I spent the whole morning making phone calls and searching the web to find the procedure for placing a lien on her property. When I finally completed my research, I called our treasurer to tell him of my plan. But lo and behold, he said to me, “Guess what I just received in the mail … Joan’s check for her dues!!!”
What a waste of my time, once more. And I should have known better. Four out of five things you worry about never turn into problems. It’s the one you don’t expect that comes crashing down on your head on a lovely, sunny afternoon.
By Hannah www.FunnyPhotosContest.com a photo contest for cute or funny photos and photo captions.
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