Monthly Archives: November 2017

The Season of Giving and Taking

Posted on November 28, 2017 by Sheila Moss

Here it is, almost Christmas. Probably by now you are overcome with Christmas spirit; feeling generous, decorating your tree, and finishing up some last minute shopping before wrapping your gifts. We only hope that you have not made a charitable … Continue reading →

Posted in Holidays, Humor, Shopping | Tagged Advice, Carelessness, Christmas shopping, Christmas Tree, Con Artist, Crimes of opportunity, Criminals, Donations, How to avoid thieves, parking, Pickpockets, Shopping malls, Victim | 3 Comments

Trimming the Tree

Posted on November 25, 2017 by Sheila Moss

At my house, my grandson always wanted to be included in anything to do with Christmas. One of his favorite activities was helping to trim the Christmas tree. Including children in holiday festivities helps to create traditions and gives them … Continue reading →

Posted in Family, Holidays, Humor | Tagged Celebration, children, Christmas, Christmas Humor, Christmas Tree, Decorating, Holiday Festivities, How to decorate Christmas Tree, Lights, Ornaments, Traditions, Trimming the Tree | 7 Comments

Too Much Thanksgiving?

Posted on November 22, 2017 by Sheila Moss

You can’t believe you spent 10 hours cooking it and they ate it in 10 minutes. You check your popup timer to see if it’s really over. When you hear the word leftovers, you call 911. You lock … Continue reading →

Posted in Food, Holidays, Humor, Rants | Tagged cooking, Dinner, Food, Funny Thanksgiving, Holiday Exhaustion, Leftovers, Relatives, satire, Thanksgiving, Thanksgiving Jokes, Turkey | 2 Comments

How to Cook a Real Turkey

Posted on November 21, 2017 by Sheila Moss

The big day is coming and people everywhere are getting nervous because they have to cook a turkey. Not to worry. Even I, the queen of disaster, can roast a turkey. I’ve been cooking turkeys for years and a turkey is the … Continue reading →

Posted in Food, Holidays, Humor | Tagged Cooking Turkey, Dinner, how-to, Meal Planning, Roasting Turkey, Thanksgiving, Thanksgiving humor, Turkey Instructions | 5 Comments

A Hysterical History of Thanksgiving

Posted on November 18, 2017 by Sheila Moss

Once upon a time, there were some Puritans that moved from England to Holland. After a while, the Puritans decided they didn’t much like their kids speaking Dutch because the adults only understood English, and also they really hated going … Continue reading →

Posted in Holidays, Humor | Tagged Atlantic, Feasting, Indians, Maple Syrup, Mayflower, parody, Pilgrims, Plymouth Rock, Puritans, satire, Thanks, Thanksgiving | 4 Comments

Rx Operation

Posted on November 12, 2017 by Sheila Moss

Have you ever suspected your body has betrayed you and had nagging little questions start running through your head? Have you every wonder if you might be really sick? Have you ever considered the possibility that you might need surgery … Continue reading →

Posted in Health, Humor | Tagged Doctor, Doctor Appointment, Hospital, medical evaluation, Medical Insurance, Medical Opinion, Medical test, Operation, sickness, Surgery, Symptoms | 2 Comments

Princess of Pop

Posted on November 10, 2017 by Sheila Moss

I can’t keep up with pop culture. Who is the current big pop star? Let’s see, there was Miley Cyrus, who tried to outdo all the other bad girls and succeeded, and bad boy, Justin Bieber. Taylor Swift is considered … Continue reading →

Posted in Entertainment, Humor | Tagged Adolescence, Britney Spears, Disney, Mickey Mouse Club, Music Fans, Pop music, Pop phenomena, Pop Princess, Pop Singers, Pop star, Popular music, Teen Queen | 2 Comments

Oh, My Lucky Stars

Posted on November 6, 2017 by Sheila Moss

Lately, I’ve begun to wonder if I broke a mirror, walked under a ladder, my stars are out of alignment or I’ve tangled with a black cat inadvertently. I’ve never been superstitious. I’ve always been believed that a person makes … Continue reading →

Posted in Humor, Uncategorized | Tagged bad luck, Bad Things, Black cloud, Coincidence, Frightening, Luck, Lucky stars, Misfortune, Paranoid, Superstition, Troubles | 4 Comments

Fall Forward or Fall Back?

Posted on November 4, 2017 by Sheila Moss

The other morning I had to get up 30 minutes earlier than usual. Know what? It was dark that early in the morning! I was shocked to realize that the days are getting shorter. Until then I hadn’t noticed since … Continue reading →

Posted in Humor, Rants | Tagged Biological clock, Changing Time, clocks, Daylight Saving Time, Fall Back, Lost time, More time, Resetting Clocks, Shorter Days, Spring Forward, Standard time, time, Turn Back Clocks | 3 Comments

The Price of Success

Posted on November 3, 2017 by Sheila Moss

I had this great little website that I got built for free! FREE – my favorite word! One of those free website places, bless their little hearts, provided me with FREE space for a personal homepage. Now was … Continue reading →