What’s in a name?

One of my friends’ favorite lines in HASHES & BASHES is this – “That girl’s name is Amy, a sequence of names in infamy, which is what she brought to all our lives.” Referencing the conniving ex-daughter-in-law, Amy, who ended STASHES...
Eight Days a Week

Eight Days a Week

So, my husband and I didn’t Desert Trip last weekend. That is, pay $1600/ticket – and then some – for good food, wine, and a place to rest concert-weary bones for Friday and Saturday nights. It was a pre-eminent experience for our friends who did...
Spender Bender

Spender Bender

My husband and I saved money after gaining it the good old-fashioned American way:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yAMRXqQXemU We moved to the land of Opportunity that California was in 1979, a bit behind the steep climb in housing prices, fantastic career...
A Book of Imaginary Friends

A Book of Imaginary Friends

I never had imaginary friends as child. Did you? If not, read this to understand: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imaginary_friend But I read and read and read. My family lived in small communities, sparsely populated and countrified. My psychologist friends tell me...
Miss Humble Universe

Miss Humble Universe

Ok. So last week I posted about a Miss America Moment https://www.pjcolando.com/miss-america/ Breathless, elated, soaring yet grounded by a fresh floral scent… This post goes further. It’s a wonder I didn’t keel over in shock. I felt like my...