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It’s Not Easy Being Green

Nov 2nd, 2009
by Margaret.
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I can’t stand it when I order a single pea pod by mail and Peas Pods R Us insist on sending it a box the size of a small rhino. It’s so wasteful. Earlier this year in Hawaii, I arrived at the car rental place just wanting to get to the condo after a long [...]

Marrying George Clooney With a Free Lunch

Oct 1st, 2009
by Margaret.
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Someone once said that if you’re going to San Francisco, be sure to wear some flowers in your hair. What they don’t tell you is that if you do put flowers in your hair and they are two dozen long stem red roses, be sure and de-thorn them first. Well, live and learn, I guess. [...]

How Do You Let Go of Your Children?

Aug 13th, 2009
by Margaret.
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I cared for her. I fed her. I cleaned her little bottom. Okay, I paid people to clean her little bottom. But one heartbreaking day several weeks ago, I had to give her up for adoption. I’m talking, of course, about my baby, little Jade Mica. Here she is at Carmax, the adoption agency: Notice [...]

Cantankerous Landlords and Crotchety Old Men (Who Yell at Cars)

Jul 2nd, 2009
by Margaret.
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For the last ten years or so, I’ve been waking up in the morning, not sure at first which bed I’m in. If you don’t know who you’re going to wake up next to each morning, it’s time to simplify your life. And I thought I was. Of course, when you live in two cities, [...]

We Have No Waiting (Or a Sense of Humor) at Checkstand #1

Jun 18th, 2009
by Margaret.
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So I’m at the 15 Items or Less line in the grocery store. Safeway to be exact. Checkstand #2 to be even more exact. I realize I’m standing behind my neighbor. He’s an old guy who I’ve seen several times around the neighborhood who always seems a little out of it and every time we [...]

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