These Cops Need Help
It seems like we’ve always had crime drama and cop shows. FBI, CIA and local law enforcement. The crime scene-forensics shows and the profilers. The buddy cops, two guys, two… Read more »
Category: Home Life
NOW I Understand
When I first got my driver’s license, I was 16 and ready to take on the world. My parents, bless their hearts, found a $400.00, 1963 Oldsmobile F-85 (predecessor to… Read more »
Pomp and Circumstance
Yesterday, I graduated from College of the Canyons with the class of 2013. If you take time to read the statistics, you’ll find that graduating students ranged from age 17… Read more »
Valentine Cookies!
Have always wanted to do this. Bought the molds, the melting chips and the sandwich cookies so later my daughter and I might embark on this sweet adventure! I will,… Read more »
Halloween: Got Your Tunes On?
When I was a kid, my mother used to sing to me. I was, at times, embarrassed, bored, delighted, patient and impatient. She sang silly, childhood songs, Christmas carols, honky-tonk… Read more »
We, the People: Thoughts on Jury Service, Part IV
Harkening back to the moment I saw the jury summons among the envelopes I pulled from my mailbox a couple of months back, I remember the knot that formed in my… Read more »
In the Land of a Thousand Guilts: Thoughts on Jury Service, Part III
I couldn’t make myself look at the defendant when the verdict was read. It felt so unreal, or surreal, actually… like I was in a movie or play. I had… Read more »
Can I Get a Witness? Thoughts on Jury Service, Part II
We were each given a steno book and a pencil, but warned that excessive note-taking could cause us to miss important comments. Ms. Allen, attorney for the defense, explained that… Read more »
Fair and Impartial: Thoughts on Jury Service, Part I
Like some – I won’t say most, because I couldn’t know – I was annoyed when I receive my latest jury summons in early May. I was mad when I… Read more »
The DeClutterization of Me
Lately, I’ve been thinking a lot about clutter and its effect on peoples’ lives. In a more perfect world, my house would be model-home sparse and dust-free. Two of my… Read more »