Thrusting the ticket in my face, the grumpy highway patrolman growled over my expired license plate.
“How this could have happened?” I cried, confused. “I don’t remember ever getting the notice to pay.”
“Just get it fixed, Lady. Oh, and have a nice day.”
Hating to be in trouble with the law, the following morning I got up early and arrived at the DMV before the doors opened. Sadly, other people had the same idea. Since the parking lot was already full, rather than drive in […]
Peering over the letter-sized piece of paper, my eldest, Michelle, fixated her stare on her waiting mother with lifted eyebrows. Taking her time to give her review on my latest story, I sat nervously. The year was 2013, and in this case, no news wasn’t good news.
Then putting the article down, she asked concerned, “Mom, were you on drugs when you wrote this?”
“What?” Horrified, I grabbed it back. “What’s wrong with it?”
But as I re-read, I remembered how my recent fall down a mountain […]
As my shaking hand scribbled away, changing my future forever, my attorney asked a question I hadn’t thought about, “Will you be taking back your maiden name?”
Stunned, I stared speechlessly. Up to that point, half my life I was known as Jackie Haugh. Who would I be if I weren’t her?
Soon, the tide rose around my eyes, and I sniffled, “Wouldn’t that be like getting an annulment? I have to think about it.”
Driving away, I stewed over the idea. I stewed so much I […]
With my Barbie lunch box filled with extra treats and my play clothes freshly pressed, I headed to school ready for a day of excitement. It wasn’t often St. Charles Grammar School allowed their student’s free dress. It was even rarer to go on a field trip.
“Now class,” Sister Margaret announced as we sat on the bus. “Remember, today is a day for learning. Not fooling around. I expect good behavior out of all of you.”
Despite the fact the outing would be more hours […]
When I was young, if someone labeled me stupid, my self-confidence would be ripped to shreds, leaving me feeling worthless and undesirable. But this time, I deserved to be called out.
On June 28th, I went in for what was deemed a mere procedure on my knee: nothing major, nothing life threatening, just a little tear in the meniscus. Having already undergone two hip replacements, I was sure my recovery would be easy-peezy.
Fearless, I Ubered to Stanford Hospital for my 7:00 am surgery and woke […]
As the tall silver fox from Sausalito chatted on, I found my breath taken away. It isn’t often I meet a handsome stranger at a Sharks ice hockey game, but as the fans began to scream; we knew it was time to go inside. Saying goodbye, we exchanged business cards with the promised to meet again.
For the next several days, we flirted via text and email.
“Finally someone normal,” I thought. “How fun to meet a cute guy organically and not on the Internet.” Feeling […]
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