Share Your World 10-27-2020 It’s hard to believe that we are ending the tenth month of this year. One helluva year. We never imagined it would be this bad, this long, this ugly, this scary. Anxieties are high and many… Read More ›
anecdotes
THE REAL BEGINNING – GARRY ARMSTRONG
As much as I hate telephones, I loathed pagers. I was, admittedly, spoiled by years of minimal interference in the field. We did the usual schtick on the 2-way. Hand over mouth responding, “We can’t hear you. You’re breaking up…. Read More ›
THE SUPER BOWL OF GROCERY SHOPPING – Garry Armstrong
Men can shop. I shop. Moreover, I am a highly competitive shopper. This is Guy Shopping, in three scenarios. Scenario #1 I’m one of those guys who, if shopping “solo,” can zip through the aisles, getting everything on the shopping… Read More ›
THE CIRCULARITY OF SPODE’S TOWER – Marilyn Armstrong
Blame it on my upbringing, the peculiar traditions of my mother’s family. We say “I love you” by giving each other stuff. All kinds of stuff. Art, furniture, gadgets, clothing, books, whatnots. We were never a touchy, feely, huggy family… Read More ›
THE WORLD SERIES OF GROCERIES – GARRY ARMSTRONG
Men can shop. I shop. Moreover, I am a highly competitive shopper. This is Guy Shopping, in three scenarios. Scenario #1 I’m one of those guys who, if shopping “solo,” can zip through the aisles, getting everything on the shopping… Read More ›
DAD STORIES – ELLIN CURLEY
I have two wonderful stories about my father that I’d like to share with you. One happened before I was born and the other is a fond memory from my adolescence. DAD AND THE FBI My dad, Abram Kardiner, was… Read More ›
SHARING MY WORLD ON THE LAST DAY OF SEPTEMBER
I can’t believe it’s the end of September. My head is spinning with the swift passage this year from spring through summer … with a trip to nightmare caterpillar attack in the middle. Well, it is here and no way… Read More ›
SHARING MY WORLD – INDEPENDENCE WEEKEND EDITION
SHARE YOUR WORLD – 2016 WEEK 26 What’s your most memorable (good or bad) airplane flight? I have done a lot of flying over the years and there have been a lot of great — and awful — flights. For sheer… Read More ›
THE CIRCULARITY OF SPODE’S TOWER – Marilyn Armstrong
Blame it on my upbringing, the peculiar traditions of my mother’s family. B We say “I love you” by giving each other stuff. All kinds of stuff. Art, furniture, gadgets, clothing, books, whatnots. We were never a touchy, feely, huggy… Read More ›
SHARING MY WORLD – BURGEONING SPRING EDITION
SHARE YOUR WORLD – 2015 WEEK #20 What is the most important thing that you ever learned? (I bet it’s not something you learned in school). That life just happens. Both good and bad. Controlling life, to which we all… Read More ›
