I silently burp more times than I ever realized. Glasses fog. My smart phone does not recognize me, and I don’t remember my passcode. My dogs don’t recognize me, and there is no passcode. You cannot drink or eat while wearing a mask – an unanticipated diet aid. Makeup is no longer a necessity. My mask,…
Month: April 2020
Ruthie Tushy
My pup, Ruthie, cannot play poker. Not for the obvious reason, her lack of opposable thumbs, but because she cannot maintain a poker face or in Ruthie’s case, a poker tushy. Ruthie came to us from an animal rescue group. We are her third and final home. From the cowering behavior it was obvious she had endured abuse. Forty…
Spilling Wine
Have you ever flipped an uncorked-full-bottle of wine upside down? Well, yes, I have. It is a long and not-so-proud story from my younger years. When the bottle is inverted, the wine is slow to come out. It hesitates. It gurgles. It chugs. The bottle is full; the wine wants to pour out with the sophistication deserving of fine aged and…
