I feel used. “Men are like linoleum floors. Lay ’em right and you can walk all over them for thirty years.” ~ Betsy Salkind
I’m a little over average height–for a teenage girl. So I’ve spent most of my life being smaller than everybody else. By the time my little sister was seven, she was a good couple of inches taller than me, even though I […]
A little while ago, we’re in the doghouse. Or more accurately, we were in the cathouse. Oh, Julie tells me that a cathouse is somewhat different to a doghouse. She wants me to tell you that she’s never been in a cathouse. […]
There’s common ground with everybody. “I’ve been married to a communist and a fascist, and neither would take out the garbage.” ~ Zsa Zsa Gabor
I became a citizen a few years ago and I was reminded of the final hurdle I had to jump through to get there–the civics test. Like all trips to Immigration, it was an adventure. Since the ICE (formerly the INS) is […]
Like most people, I’ve only seen San Quentin from afar, so I jumped at the chance to see the inside. Before going in, I had preconceptions—I’ve seen OZ and Cool Hand Luke—these didn’t last long, though. The prison is located at 1 […]
Faith is something we afford to the very few. “In God we trust. In all others, I’m afraid we’re going to have to see ID.”~Simon Wood
As I mentioned on Monday, I am celebrating fifteen years in the US. Wow, hasn’t time just flown by? Fifteen years and immigration asked me to leave after two. I can be slippery. It always pays to move around. 🙂 Anyhoo, I’ve […]
The inspiration for No Show began with a real life incident that happened fifteen years ago today. When I came to the US, it was for love (yes, awww…). I had met an American girl in Costa Rica and we hit it […]
Yeah, where’s the problem? “The only reason they say ‘Women and children first’ is to test the strength of the lifeboats.” ~ Jean Kerr