Monthly Archives: October, 2017
Gratitude, Greeting Cards and the Biography of Our Lives
Two weeks after my father passed away I opened his closet to start sorting through his clothes. The shelf above the closet rod where his clothes hung was crowded with numerous heavy, bulging plastic bags. I pulled one down and looked inside. It was packed full of greeting cards. I pulled another one down. Same …
In the Event of Nuclear War, I’ll Be at the Beach
I don’t know why it’s so hard to write witty little blog posts anymore. I mean geez, it’s not like any of those North Korean missiles Kim Jong Un is hurling at the Pacific can actually reach the west coast…yet. Of course I haven’t lost my sense of humor completely. My husband and I have …
Rainy Day Writing 
Anthony Bourdain on Paying Taxes reblogged from Live and Learn
Ilona Elliott ♦ October 21, 2017 ♦ Leave a comment
Nobody likes paying high taxes, but I don’t mind. Maybe that’s a luxury, but I don’t need to hire some hotshot to spend 12 hours a day figuring out how to chisel the government out of an extra few thousand dollars. If getting that extra money means a lot of phone calls and talking to […] …
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