A Stroke of Technological Good Luck

February 6, 2020.Reading time 6 minutes.

A wonderful thing happened to me yesterday. I returned a 15 inch, three-month-old Apple MacBook Pro and received the newly released 16 inch MacBook Pro for no extra money. Last night I watched YouTube reviews of the 15 inch versus 16 inch, and based on the reviewers’ reports, I got a good deal! CJKnowsTECH, a […]

#RaveReviewsBookClub

January 8, 2020.Reading time 1 minute.

Happy New Year, followers! If your resolution this year is to finish that book or write that blog, I’d like to invite you to visit the ALL-NEW RAVE REVIEWS BOOK CLUB! I’ve been a member for quite a few years and it’s always an awesome experience for me. For 2020, Rave Reviews has taken […]

Been there! Done that! An older woman’s mantra

October 7, 2019.Reading time 6 minutes.

A friend remarked that younger women in their 20s, 30s, and 40s have been disrespectful to her. Their tones, the eye-rolling, and vulgar language are also offensive. This made me wonder where she was encountering these ladies.

Welcome to the “FINDING BILLY BATTLES TRILOGY” Blog Tour! @JHawker69 @4WillsPub #RRBC #RWISA

March 18, 2019.Reading time 10 minutes.

Join me today in welcoming author Ron Yates to The Long and Short Stories of Life. Ron is touring this week with his “Billy Battles Trilogy”. In this post, he exchanges his fiction writer’s hat to share nuggets from his 27 years as a journalist for The Chicago Tribune. Please read with a small notebook […]

Goodbye Christmas, Hello Spring!

March 12, 2019.Reading time 2 minutes.

My husband just brought it to my attention that I still have remnants of Christmas all over the downstairs living areas. Wow! I’d gotten so used to them being there and they fit in with the décor so well that they’d grown on me. (Love those bowls of ornaments and the silver ornaments around the […]