RETAIL WORKERS ARE QUITTING AT RECORD RATES FOR HIGHER PAYING WORK: “MY LIFE ISN’T WORTH A DEAD-END JOB” The Washington Post, June 21, 2021 I don’t miss malls except for the kiosk where they sold watch batteries and Annie’s where… Read More ›
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GETTING HACKED
There have been a lot of big hacks lately. Mostly these have been called ransomware attacks. They’ve hit an oil company, hospitals, electric companies. They also, rather casually, will attack anyone else they can, even if it’s for just a… Read More ›
WINTER STUFF
I really didn’t want to tramp through a foot of snow on the deck to feed the menagerie this morning, but I sort of had to do it. Two out of three feeders were empty and all the ground seeds… Read More ›
SHOE SHOPPING WITHOUT SHOE STORES – #SYW – NOVEMBER 23, 2020
Share Your World 11-23-2020 Oh what a time we are living in! Here’s a nugget that I’m sure everyone will “get.” I had an appointment to get my teeth cleaned, x-rayed, and have a crumbling tooth checked out. I’m worried that… Read More ›
SHOPPING, MALLS, AND DOWNTOWN
Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge All about buildings: Commercial buildings or store fronts I wonder if the malls will ever open again? I wonder how many shops will still be “alive” when our siege finally ends? IF our siege ever ends. Sometimes… Read More ›
TOO MUCH CUSTOMER SERVICE – MARILYN ARMSTRONG
Today is Saturday. The package Amazon said they delivered yesterday was not delivered and it wasn’t delivered today, either. I’m sure it went somewhere, but not here. Not a small package, this was a kind of tent for use as… Read More ›
A STRAW AND A CAMEL – Marilyn Armstrong
I understand that Amazon is overloaded and slow delivery is routine and that’s okay. Most things I don’t need tomorrow or the next day. I don’t mind waiting a week and sometimes much more. What gets me is that they… Read More ›
HISTORY OF TOILET PAPER, PART II – BY ELLIN CURLEY
I recently wrote a blog about the history of toilet paper and the response was so enthusiastic, I decided to look further into the subject. Before toilet paper came into existence in 1857, people used leaves, moss, stones, corncobs or… Read More ›
ANXIETY AND THE CORONAVIRUS – BY ELLIN CURLEY
I’ve had an anxiety disorder for as long as I can remember. As a child, I would worry about everything and was afraid of almost everything. My mother, a trained child psychologist, tried to give me a form of cognitive… Read More ›
MY CLOSET IS WAY BEYOND SIMPLE CLEARING OUT – Marilyn Armstrong
I read Jan Wilberg’s post about closet cleaning. I realized that I moved well beyond basic closet cleaning. I need professional help. I need a squad of strong men and women armed with big, strong plastic bags who will march… Read More ›
WHAT’S THAT SHMATAH YOU’RE WEARING? – Marilyn Armstrong
“How come Gibbs is wearing a coat in Arizona in the summer?” I was talking to Garry. It was an NCIS rerun. We watch a lot of reruns, though this new fall season of TV is shaping up better than… Read More ›
A MOST UNUSUAL HOBBY – Marilyn Armstrong
I got an email notification informing me that Amazon had delivered a package at 2:05 pm this afternoon. This was confusing because I had received a previous message from Amazon that this particular delivery had been canceled because it was… Read More ›
