Okay, whose nutty idea was this?
Travel
Greece: Episode Four –
Early spring, 1971. Greece. An island. A ferry. An interminable trip that seemed to go on… and on…
The King and I in Quebec
Aunt Ethel and I were born on the same date, but 40 years apart. I’d sing “Happy Birthday To Us” on the phone to her every year on our big day, which made her laugh.
Great gifts just a click away…
“Finally the bus comes. I get on first. I thread my way down the aisle and sit down beside another woman, feeling safer in company. I carefully focus my gaze out the window, away from the riders. I fear that any eye contact with him could be mistaken for an implicit ‘contract’ that something more is going to happen.”
So reads an excerpt from one of the 25 stories in my latest book, First Kiss and other True Fiction. … Continue reading
Signs of Summer
Wacky signs my daughter saw in Paris etc.!
I’ve fallen way behind in posting. Instead of continuing to stare at all the great ideas I have for epic posts and not actually writing any of them, I’ll try to break the bloggers’ block by posting some amusing signs I’ve come across in my last couple of months of travels. They might be amusing only to me, so no guarantees… Photos taken in Montréal, Toronto, and Paris, France.
Do not post. File under: “Irony”
File under: “Who thought this was a good idea?”
How are the fruit and vegetable bags? File under: “Low-tech, in situ survey technology”
File under: “If staplers are such a common request, why don’t they just keep one there?”
Little dog bar. File under: “Just plain cute.”
Laughter: The Universal Language – #13
The “not-so-friendly” skies. These are darn clever. (I mean, maybe this is politically incorrect, but… still funny! You’ve been warned!)
A Piece of the Rock
Nobody told me it was illegal. Maybe it wasn’t, back in 1971. I still feel a bit like a criminal.
The Shuttle Shuffle
Whatever happened to the Trump Shuttle and other similar short-haul airlines?
Greece: Episode Three – How to steal a stroller
I’ve written about our Greek sojourn before, in Meanwhile, Back in Greece and Greece: Episode Two – I knocked harder. Now I must tell you about the Great Stroller Steal of the Century.
Book Progress Report #10
Hi all! Just checking in to let you know what’s happening with the queries I sent out. I’ve received two polite rejections so far. I figure they’re a plus, since they didn’t specify: “…and don’t you EVER send us any more of your crappy so-called writing!”
Crossed Eyes and Dotted Tees 