Published in ILLUMINATION-Curated·4 days agoThink You Can’t Get Scammed? The #1 Hook a Scammer Used to Almost Get MeScammers are Smarter Than You Think It never occurred to me that I could be the victim of a scammer. I am too smart and savvy to get scammed. I’m not one of those sweet, trusting old ladies who believe that a long-lost uncle in India (I’ve done the Ancestry…Scamming6 min read
Published in ILLUMINATION-Curated·Jun 18Oscar Red Carpet — Nudity Rules, Part II — My First Article to Go “Viral” and the Commenters Inferred That I am Racist.Am I? Those of us who write on Medium hope for it, long for it, are baffled by the confusion and inconsistency of it, but we all WANT IT. I’m talking about having an article we have written, “go viral”. The criteria for being the recipient of such a coveted post are…Illumination Curated6 min read
Published in Boomers, Bitches, and Babes·Jun 13I Never Had a Father — And I’m Okay With ThatI had something better I never had a father. I had a Daddy. There’s a difference, you know. A father plants his seed with his DNA into a woman. She gives birth to a baby. The seed planter is a FATHER. I could go on about what his responsibilities to…Boomers Bitches And Babes4 min read
Published in ILLUMINATION-Curated·Jun 13How We Can Fix America’s Broken Healthcare System — The Easy Surefire Program That’s Proven to WorkIt’s Working for Me This article is in response to Paula Shablo’s “Our Broken Healthcare System Needs an Overhaul”. As soon as I read her description of the atrocities inflicted upon her friend due to the gross inadequacies of the American Healthcare System (“care” being a misnomer, as very little…Healthcare Solutions6 min read
Published in ILLUMINATION-Curated·Jun 10The Cockroach Story You Requested -I Deliver on My PromisesYes, another true tale. Okay, folks. You asked for it, and I am going to deliver it. Because you enjoyed the frog story and the snake story, I promised to tell you the cockroach story. Summer 2016 — It was one year after my husband had died. I was still…Illumination Curated6 min read
Jun 5It’s NOT My Fault That My Dog Niece Gained Weight.I take no responsibility. It’s purely coincidence that I have been living with my sister and brother-in-law for a year, and in that time, according to today’s vet visit, Winnie, their dog, has gained 6 pounds. I had NOTHING to do with it. NOTHING, I tell you. My sister is…Labrador Retriever4 min read
Published in ILLUMINATION-Curated·Jun 3The Biggest Lesson I Learned From Being a Blake Shelton FanNo One Was More Surprised Than Me Not since Elvis in 1958, when I was 10 years old, had I had a celebrity crush. Not until 2013, when I found the singing competition show, The Voice, and became acquainted with its country music superstar, Blake Shelton. I wasn’t even a…Illumination Curated5 min read
Published in ILLUMINATION-Curated·May 26Unlock the Secret to Success at Any Age - By Answering One Simple QuestionThe answer changed my life. It started as a normal conversation with a friend. We were discussing an elementary school teacher acquaintance who was contemplating enrolling in an online course part-time to earn a Computer Science Degree. “Geesh”, said my friend, “between her current job, home, and family obligations, it’ll…Self Improvment6 min read
Published in Boomers, Bitches, and Babes·May 23Snake in Your Garage? A Simple Hack for Getting Rid of It.Did it by myself Since everyone seemed to enjoy reading about the frogs in my toilet misadventure, I figured you would appreciate the snake story. It’s the weather. My late husband and I moved to Florida because of the weather. You can take just so many New England winters of…Get Rid Of Snakes5 min read
May 18Frogs in Your Toilet? — Shock, Awe, and How You Can Get Rid of Them…..It Happened to MeThere are some of nature’s creatures that I simply unequivocally hate. I find them gross, repulsive, and downright frightening. Frogs hold the #1 position on my list, having pushed even alligators out of the top spot for this Floridian. I am not likely to encounter an alligator in my closet…4 min read