Author Archives: Sheila Moss

About Sheila Moss

My stories are about daily life and the funny things that happen to all of us. My columns have been published in numerous newspapers, magazines, anthologies, and websites.

Working in the Doldrums

Posted on April 21, 2021 by Sheila Moss

“Gasp! There is no air in this office! Why is it so hot? I’m about to smother. I don’t know why it is, but the air just doesn’t circulate around here.” Actually, it wasn’t so much the heat as it … Continue reading →

Posted in Humor, Work Humor | Tagged Air circulation, Air conditioning, Air currents, Dead air, Doldrums, Ergonomics, Fresh air, Office Buildings, Office cubicles, Ventilation | Leave a comment

Trivia and Taxes

Posted on April 16, 2021 by Sheila Moss

Sometimes I feel as if I’m always about two paces behind the rest of the world and trying to keep up. I just don’t seem to be able to get everything done. I hate people who are always late, always … Continue reading →

Posted in Finance, Humor | Tagged Details, excuses, Income taxes, No time, procrastination, Running Late, To Do, Tomorrow, Trivia | 3 Comments

The Scarlet Check Bouncer

Posted on April 10, 2021 by Sheila Moss

If this column isn’t finished, they came to take me to jail. I’m an honest person, more or less. I would not deliberately write a bad check. But this week I did a very bad thing. It was an accident, … Continue reading →

Posted in Finance, Humor | Tagged Bad check, Bank Fee, Checking Account, Customer Service, Down payment, Negative balance, Overdrawn account, Service Representative, Stop Payment, Transfer money | 4 Comments

OED says OMG, FYI, LOL is OK

Posted on April 8, 2021 by Sheila Moss

If you know what the title of this article means, you are probably now in the majority of English language users. Yes, these abbreviations, formerly the property of young people sending text messages, are now considered actual words. “Who says,” … Continue reading →

Posted in Education, Humor | Tagged :-), abbreviations, dictionary, English usage, grammar, informal writing, language, Smiley, Text messages, tweets, vocabulary, words | 3 Comments

Juggling Cars

Posted on April 4, 2021 by Sheila Moss

I don’t know how I get myself in such a ridiculous situations, but I guess you could say I have a knack for it. What started out as a normal day, if there is such a thing in my life, … Continue reading →

Posted in Automotive, Humor, Travel | Tagged car problems, car repair, Out of gas, Rush Hour, Stranded, traffic | 4 Comments

The Sandwich

Posted on March 31, 2021 by Sheila Moss

How complicated can a sandwich be? The act of buying a sandwich has become so difficult that it almost isn’t worth the trouble. The other day I decided to have sandwiches instead of supper. It would only take a few minutes … Continue reading →

Posted in Food, Humor | Tagged Bread, Chef, cooking, Deli, grocery store, Ham & Cheese, Sandwich making, Sub | 8 Comments

Mama and the Thunderstorms

Posted on March 27, 2021 by Sheila Moss

A line of servere weather is moving through the mid-south and it has stormed all night and all day. Any time we have thunder storms, it reminds me of my mother and her fear of storms. We had an unusual … Continue reading →

Posted in Humor, Weather | Tagged Electricity, Fear of storms, Lightning, Lightning strikes, Severe weather, Storm safety, Storms, Thunder | 9 Comments

Monitor Madness

Posted on March 26, 2021 by Sheila Moss

There are many brilliant people employed in the invention, design, and manufacture and of household devices — unfortunately, none of them are ever involved with anything of mine. This week it was the computer monitor that died. It didn’t go … Continue reading →

Posted in Humor, Technology | Tagged Blue plug, Computer, electronics, Hardware, Installation, LED HD, Monitor, Planned obsolence, Power surge, Reboot | 10 Comments

The New Shoes

Posted on March 23, 2021 by Sheila Moss

I am having shoe problems again. I love cute shoes but cannot wear high heel shoes. Ladies understand needing dozens of shoes. Men have two pairs and think that is enough. I got rid of anything with a heel, even … Continue reading →

Posted in Fashion, Humor, Shopping | Tagged comfortable shoes, High Heel Shoes, New shoes, Old shoes, Sandals, Shoe stores, Size 7 shoes, Skechers | 15 Comments

The Passenger Pickup Lane

Posted on March 15, 2021 by Sheila Moss

Yesterday I went to purgatory — at least I call it purgatory. Most people call it the airport. . It used to be fun to go to the airport and pick someone up and watch the planes come in. But … Continue reading →