Tag: Humor
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Words of the Year: Demure Brat?
I thought I knew what a brat is. That word’s been used as long as I’ve understood English to describe unruly children or those whose life has frequently been uprooted moving from base to base. It was also the name of an odd little truck-like vehicle, which is being revived. Collins Dictionary has declared “brat” —…
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What’s Love Got to do with It?
Love Connection continued…. Not long after filming a short video for the Love Connection TV show, I received a call from them. They’d shown three clips to a guy and he’d chosen me for a date. He phoned me to set up our outing. I don’t remember his name, which tells you how this worked…
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Looking for a Love Connection
Having both been single for the past year and having had a great time together, my friend and I agreed it was time to take steps toward meeting new men. I was 24, Pam was 44 or 45, and we were in Southern California. She was interested in joining a video dating agency called Great…
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Bullseye
I broke up with my high school boyfriend at the end of my senior year, not long after giving him a few of my senior pictures, including an 11 x 14. The next fall, when I found myself dating a guy who lived in the same dorm as me, on the same floor as my…
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Have a Laugh
In my early 40’s, driving my blue minivan, eight and nine-year-old boys in some configuration behind me. There were two doors but only one worked and one seat was useless because I’d had to cut the seatbelt. One day, as we were driving down the freeway, my older son had twisted his seatbelt around himself,…
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Anxious, not so bad
😨 At the dentist office. I’ve been breaking molars for 30 years. Terrible enamel caused my front teeth to crumble. I have more crowns in my mouth than original teeth, but I still manage to get cavities, probably because I put off these appointments. Wish me luck An hour later: I made it! Two cavities…
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