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I have had a streak of bad luck with jewelry: losing it, breaking it, and other mishaps—quite aside from having an accumulation of costume jewelry purchased to match outfits I no longer own! The first real disaster I recall took … Continue reading →

When I was in rehab after my hip replacement surgeries, I was encouraged to take long strides to help stretch out my hips. Sound advice but not always easy to implement. For a start, the maximum length of my stride … Continue reading →

In my last post, I mentioned that I have a new Apple Watch. There is a long story about that. Apparently I had at some point idly commented that I’d like to have an Apple Watch. This was probably a … Continue reading →

They say that “a trouble shared is a trouble halved” and that “misery loves company.” I live a relatively trouble-free life; most of my miseries involve technology, and the last couple of weeks have proved to me how comforting it … Continue reading →

A few weeks ago I received my usual wall calendar for the coming year from The Nature Conservancy. With it was the above certificate. It was not the first time I had received such a certificate, and, as in the … Continue reading →

For the past several weeks, my husband and I have been watching a television series called Person of Interest, which is, according to Wikipedia, “an American science fiction crime drama television series that aired on CBS from September 22, 2011, … Continue reading →

In April 2017, I wrote about the mystery of “Honon Steak” (“An Iowa Treat“). Several weeks later, in “Honon Steak Revisited,” I reported what my researches (and helpful sources) had revealed about this strange specialty, which seemed to have surfaced … Continue reading →

The other day I read an article that originally aired on NPR, “What tracking one Walmart store’s prices for years taught us about the economy.” It looked back at a “market basket” survey done in mid-2019 (originally to assess the … Continue reading →

To give it its due, our health insurance company (United Healthcare) makes valiant efforts to encourage wellness. They’re constantly calling to make sure we’re doing okay, offering home visits and phone consultations that we decline because we are quite healthy. … Continue reading →

Various characters populate my dreams. Sometimes they have names—just last night a “Mrs. Faghetti” was attempting to make off with the luscious pastries given to me by an admirer—but more often they are friends and family—my husband, my son and … Continue reading →