Month: May 2018

Just heard someone on television, a young lady who had to complete a task with which she was unfamiliar, state that she was “freaking out.”  Is that really the case?  We hear this phrase often, particularly from teenagers and young people when their anxiety levels are slightly elevated.  So, as a public service, something for which this blog is renowned, I’m laying out guidelines here for when and when not to “freak out.” Continue reading “On “Freaking Out””

So what’s with all these updates?  Didn’t the techies get it right the first time?  My phone bleeps at me to update my apps.  This computer, at which I currently sit writing brilliant and insightful bits of inspiration has about four red lights telling me I have updates to something waiting for me to “install” or “download”.  Raise your hand if you remember when download wasn’t even a word.  Continue reading “Your Updates Are Ready”

It’s coming – I can just feel it.  A two-dollar win on today’s lottery ticket.  OK, not the huge windfall that would sweep us into a plush, luxury lifestyle. I’m a faithful buyer of lottery tickets because I’m sure that the big jackpot is just around the corner.  The fact that the power number was 5, while I had 3, 4, and 6 doesn’t deter me in the least. I go to sleep nights planning the ski lodge in the Alps (neither of us ski, but that’s beside the point) or the ocean cottage  (the view is really all we’re after).  A manor house in Shropshire (because I love that name) or a warm retreat in a sunny location for the winter months. Perhaps a villa on the Mediterranean – I hear Monte Carlo is quite nice.  Someday, I’d like to walk into a Bentley dealership and say, “I’ll take that one – the burgundy one with the brandy-colored interior. Write it up and I’ll give you a cheque.”  Continue reading “The Big Win”