Quirky Quips & Sewing Snips
Head stuffy. Throat scratchy. Nose runny. Cough hacky. Head hurty. Work sucky. And TheBus left me sitting at the stop for 75 minutes before it deigned to arrive — and then it was full of school kids with more wire coming from their ears then their braces! One kid had [...]
OC and I frequently recycle the same conversation. Each time it has a slight variation. It always starts with my apparent curiosity. Today we were discussing maple syrup. The real stuff. OC is a New Englander, you know. Me: [while pouring syrup on my waffle] My uncle called this, “tree [...]
Welcome. You’ve made it up the stairs to the third floor. Knock … Please, come in. The chintz covered couch? It was here when we arrived. I find it is much more comfy for sitting then the floor, though I do agree the floor is prettier. May I offer you [...]
COLLABORATE n. To work together, especially in a joint intellectual effort. To cooperate treasonably, as with an enemy occupation force in one’s country. Two or more persons working in unison to achieve the same goal. I am uncertain which of these definitions best suits OC’s and my efforts in creating [...]
My friend, aged 60+, decided to buy a computer. She had been fearfully using them at work and knew she could do a much better job if she gained more expertise. The day her computer arrived via UPS she called me on the telephone. “It has too many parts. How [...]