Yield To The Right

Silly me, I thought this was one of those unspoken universally abided by rules.  And most times in most places it is.  Even in the UK, while they drive on the left they still walk on the right.  If you ignored this pathway preference in New York you’d get...

Holidays for Older People

I mean come on, it starts losing its shine after a while.  The Christmas season is primarily what I speak of at this juncture.  Why does Christmas get a whole season and MLK or July 4 in the middle of the week sucks.  Cuz they get a season.  The others get a day. ...

The Welcome Wagon

Sometimes it has a flat tire.  This period of my life has to be the pinnacle in terms of change and tolerance.  Has to be and must be.  While I’m getting through it, I’m not gonna come out of this with any energy left to endure another run like this.  ...

Wallpaper

It’s making a comeback.   Last night I spent four hours ordering wallpaper for a half bathroom.  The wallpaper people are pushing the apply it yourself peel and stick stuff.  Little do they know that contractors are squelching the hype by insisting on the...

Tulips

My Grandma Namian had a lot on her plate.  With Grandpa being an old school Armenian, he treated Ethel as more of a servant than his wife. He called her DAT DAMN ETTLE.  Never deviated.  Probably tortured her endlessly in the delivery room for taking so long. And in...