Job Hunting On Craigslist

 If I were only younger, I could have such a bright future……….  Girls age 18-28 Needed for a Promotional Event The job can pay up to $100-$500 a day, and we guarantee at least $50The event will be an all day event, 8 AM to 6 PMYou are promoting a Natural Male Enhancement ProductYour job … Read more

The Curb Trunk

When you shop on the curb you never know for sure if your vision is going to come to fruition, but with a little cleaning and waxing, goodness can make an appearance.  Big sale June 4th?  Ummmm……this hunka, hunka burnin love will not be in it.

Luck of the Irish

Every morning I walk the dog.  Two different dogs, same route, 18 years.  Over that time, I’ve met a few people along the way.    Around the corner from my street is a retired plumber who raised eight kids in a cape cod that was a better fit for a family of four.  With the weather … Read more

Christmas in May

With Big Daddy out of town and large item pickup going on in the hood, I enlisted Boy Child to help me with some roadside shopping.  I live for this weekend and out of three children, he’s the only one who would be caught dead picking up stuff from the curb.  Lucky for me, his … Read more

Technical Difficulties

For the last two days, blogger has been shut down, so even though you could read the blog, I couldn’t access it to post anything, which is o.k. because I didn’t have anything to write.  However, after a day of digging through trash and thinking, thinking, thinking, next week looks to have a couple of … Read more

The Tide Has Turned

After about the 10th night of sleeping like CRAP, I told Big Daddy that I was a mess – a physical, emotional, flailing, sleep-deprived, basket case.  No plans, no goals, no energy, no nothing.  Then I checked my email. The Lucky Monkey Deal of the Day happened to be 50% off hair removal.  Sometimes, fortune … Read more

The Comma

My first writing class in high school was with Mrs. Watts.  When she read about eating a cold piece of watermelon on a hot summer day, I said to myself hmmmm…..I want me some of that creative writing.  I loved her liked worshiped the ground she walked on.  She was fun, she was inspiring, she … Read more

Pretty

Mallie Bee has introduced me to poetry slams.  They’re interesting messages, often pretty enraging and I’m always blown away by the delivery.  I came across this one and she certainly nails our obsession with the outer layer………