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Why are my clothes shrinking?
I noticed it a few months ago and the situation seems to be growing stranger nearly every day.
It seems to me that the problem with my clothes started during the pandemic. At the beginning, they all seemed to fit fine. As I worked from home and stayed home more, though, something weird definitely happened with my shirts and especially my pants.
Continue reading “I think the pandemic somehow caused all of my clothes to shrink”
It’s a lot of work trying to make people not realize they are slightly inconveniencing me.
And even though they likely do not care if they are or not, I continue on making different plans in my head just so that no one will think I am going out of my way for them.
I like doing laundry.
I’m not afraid to admit it.
It’s very satisfying, it can be relaxing, and recently it created a new mystery at my house. And it was a mystery that we were fortunate to solve.
I know that many people don’t like doing laundry or putting away clothes, but let me tell you about a few great things about doing laundry.
Continue reading “It’s time to come clean about doing laundry”
I am tired of winter.
We have had plenty of snow already and honestly, I’m just over it by now. It was nice when we had the first snowfall, but I am ready for spring.
Since spring is still a ways away, though, I thought I should try to be a little more positive about the cold weather. With that in mind, I put together a few reasons why I love the cold and wintery weather, and I thought I would share it with you here so that you can also love this bleak, frigid and miserable time of year.
Continue reading “I love the cold and wintery weather (as long as I am inside)”
I spent several hours in the airport the other night waiting to pick up family members whose flight was delayed.
While there, I was able to ponder several important questions, such as:
In order to waste time, I came up with some deep and insightful thoughts to share with you here about these important subjects:
Continue reading “Passing time while waiting in the airport”
Now that we are officially in the Holiday Season, it’s time to focus on what’s really important in life, food.
It is the most wonderful time of the year for eating, so I thought we should discuss some of the Top Holiday Foods today. Our list will share some of our judges’ favorite foods, with the Top 3 Food Items at the end of the list.
Continue reading “What are your favorite foods for the holiday season?”
My wife and I recently bought a new sofa.
While I know this sounds fun and glamourous, it actually created much more work than I expected.
Our old sofa had served us well for many years. It was great for watching television, napping, serving as a bed when family members stayed at the house, acting as jumping pad for grandchildren and even taking on the role of a scratching post for our cat. That last part was frowned upon by my wife and me, but the cat had grown quite fond of it.
Our feline friend also enjoyed leaving her extra hair on the sofa, as well as knocking small items underneath it.
I don’t like the self-checkout at the store.
I don’t mind the idea of it, but the ones at my stores often seem to cause me extra problems.
For example, the one at the local CVS is so loud that everyone in the store can hear the price of everything I purchase.
“HELLO VALUED CUSTOMER!” it screams at me when I put in my CVS number. (Fun fact, my CVS number thinks my name is Wick Claussen. Every time I receive an email from CVS it begins “Dear Wick” and it makes me laugh.)
Continue reading “Why is the self-checkout machine at the grocery store so bossy?”
While staying at home with a kidney stone, you have plenty of time to think.
So while having a kidney stone problem recently was no fun at all, I thought it would be fun to share with you a few things that go through your mind when you have a kidney stone.
Continue reading “Kidney Stoned – A tale of pain, perseverance and peeing”
Last weekend, I was all set to have a nice quiet few days at home.
I had dealt with a minor health problem for a few weeks and then had to work the two previous weekends. I was tired and I was ready for two slow days of working in the yard, doing some writing, watching television and relaxing.
So, of course, I drove from Ohio to New Mexico instead.
Continue reading “A weekend at home turns into a drive across the country”
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