Author Archives: Musings of the Occasional Jew

I’m embarrassed to say, I’ve never been a football fan. Blasphemy! you say? I don’t know what off sides has to do with anything or what the person called the running back is suppose to be doing. I did see … Continue reading →

My husband has a very full “Bucket List.” Not a pie in the sky, lottery lusting, I think I might, kinda list. It’s an honest to gosh, come hell or high water, gonna do it list. He has places he … Continue reading →

Unfortunately I’m sitting at the dermatologist office for my second bout of skin cancer irradiation. If someone would have told me five decades ago that Cocoa Butter wasn’t the best method to obtain a sun tan, I wouldn’t be sitting … Continue reading →

I have always been vertically challenged. At the age of four people thought I was a flippin’ genius because of my uncanny ability to walk and talk. I looked like a walking infant. For many years I actually thought my … Continue reading →

Making the nine house trek to my mailbox is not usually a note worthy experience, however on this particular day it became one I will remember for the rest of my life. I walked past mostly closed garage doors on … Continue reading →

I have a best friend, let’s just call her Georgia because she’s not dead yet and I don’t want to hurt her feelings. Actually, I don’t want to hurt anyones feelings. To tell you the truth, I believe offensive thoughts … Continue reading →

  He’s gone, I can’t believe it. He always thought he was dying, but I never thought he was serious.  Michael was a story teller; one would never know if his tales were real, embellished or entirely fabricated.  So why … Continue reading →