If you haven’t heard from me for awhile and you wonder where I’ve been, this is a good time to re-mention that I have changed my name from Middle Aged Plague to This Woman Writes. You can find, and follow, me at www.ThisWomanWrites.AreaVoices.com, and if you’re used to reading me on a particular newspaper blogging platform, [...]
Posts Tagged ‘humor’
If Pumpkins Were Money, I’d Be Rich
January 17th, 2013
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Before we get started, allow me to say that I’ve changed my name from Middle Aged Plague to This Woman Writes, where I will eventually be transferring my posts and writing. Please, if you are a regular reader, let’s not lose one another. You can sign up at This Woman Writes to receive me, in my [...]
The Socks from Hell
December 5th, 2012
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I have conquered the Socks from Hell. It is not so much that I have subjugated these hand-knitted demons to their knees so much that I have brought them to my feet. Snugly, quietly, they embrace my very soles, and you would never guess how much anguish, toil, trouble, and sheer screaming frustration it took [...]
Black Friday — Shopping Can Be Fun, Really
November 19th, 2012
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Any of you with teenagers know that you’re frequently unpopular with them for major issues like, say, breathing, and for awhile, our policy of not buying electronics, CDs, DVDs, or digital detritus really affected our poll numbers. “But it’s what I WANT,” they argued. “Don’t you want to buy me a gift that I WANT?” [...]
Mr. Smith Stays out of Washington
November 15th, 2012
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Tired-of-Being-Youngest is attending culinary school, which I assure you is just as delicious as it sounds. I can’t wait until spring quarter, when she studies Baking and Pastries, and am sure that I will work off all of her homework assignments by some extra time in the garden. One of the most amazing things about [...]
Writing, Blogging, and Speaking, Intelligently
November 8th, 2012
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I have met people with PhD’s who say things like this: “Her and me went to the movies.” “This gift is for she and I.” While this may peg me as a language snob, I think twice before I listen to a surgeon who says, “This is a situation for I to be concerned about. Trust me.” [...]
Three Simple Steps to Solving the World’s Problems
October 31st, 2012
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The beauty about solving the world’s problems is that you don’t have to be rich, famous, or running for president to do so — all these people propound, and often push through, their ideas, which ultimately don’t work any better than what the dog offers. So I’ll toss in my input, especially valuable because I’m [...]
Let Freedom Ring — Start with School Lunch
October 24th, 2012
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Well, so the election is coming up, or sort of happening, the excitement of an actual election day long watered down by a two or three or four-week voting “process.” Somehow, it’s just not the same thing, sitting down at the dining room table with a black pen and a vote-by-mail ballot, calling the progeny [...]
Awash with Squash
October 17th, 2012
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It was a dark and stormy night. Amidst the raging wind, and while I sat cosily knitting on the couch, The Norwegian Artist and the Son and Heir brought in the last of the garden’s harvest. (Those of you who enjoy a comfortable, long-time relationship with the other half of your soul recognize that, sometimes [...]
