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: i’m compensating :

October 13, 2019October 20, 2019 ~ the whirly girl ~ 2 Comments

Can you blame me? I'm struggling to survive here. You see, I met my annual Waterloo on Friday — the gruesome head-on collision with Fall and long pants and assorted seasonal unpleasantries. It was rainy; it was blustery; it was cold; it was a punch in the heart. Denial had lost its power. I pouted, … Continue reading : i’m compensating :

: fortune cookie as enabler :

March 5, 2017March 8, 2017 ~ the whirly girl ~ 8 Comments

Life is conflict, it’s that simple. What you want to do and what you should do are very different things. And not just different, direct opposites is the more likely case. What you want to do is throw caution to the wind; what you should do is resist the urge. So I was doing exactly … Continue reading : fortune cookie as enabler :

: vive la socks :

December 11, 2016December 24, 2016 ~ the whirly girl ~ 13 Comments

Guess what. People aren’t nearly as divided as we think. Oh, we may disagree, we might call each other names, but we all agree on what we want for Christmas. New socks. Those babies are flying out of stores and landing under trees from the mountains to the prairies to the oceans white with foam. … Continue reading : vive la socks :

: the transformative power of shopping :

June 15, 2016June 19, 2016 ~ the whirly girl ~ 4 Comments

Last weekend I bought a bookcase, 3 ft. x 4 ft., at a resale shop for $5. I seriously doubt it’s real wood, but it's upright, has three shelves, and stands on its own. My little bargain hunt has launched a renaissance; I feel transformed. I needed a bookcase (three of them, really) because books … Continue reading : the transformative power of shopping :

: happy data privacy day :

January 29, 2015January 29, 2015 ~ the whirly girl ~ 10 Comments

Seriously, Congress made this an official thing in 2009 and the dudes at the NSA are still laughing. When they take a break from reading our emails, that is. The CIA thinks it’s pretty funny, too, in their idle Senate hacking moments. Anyone and anything is fair game online. You see, there’s no real privacy … Continue reading : happy data privacy day :

: a guide to the christmas list :

December 11, 2014December 16, 2014 ~ the whirly girl ~ 10 Comments

We’re an acquisitive species, humans are. We like stuff and lots of it; our homes are packed to the rafters. But ask us what we want for Christmas and we’ll trot out the old, ‘I want you to be happy’ or ‘peace on Earth.’ Lovely sentiments, of course, but tough to gift-wrap. A detailed list … Continue reading : a guide to the christmas list :

: i bought socks :

November 26, 2011November 26, 2011 ~ the whirly girl ~ 10 Comments

It's Black Friday, you know, prime shopping time. Malls and shopping centers are as good as under siege and I wanted to join the crowd. Already today, an over-zealous Walmart shopper used pepper spray to shoo away rival buyers from the Xboxes. She wanted first dibs. As a rule, I steer clear of Walmart from … Continue reading : i bought socks :

: the longest journey :

November 11, 2011November 13, 2011 ~ the whirly girl ~ 6 Comments

That would be the one you take with a shopping cart. In the grocery store. You know the place. It's the giant, sprawling edifice, the one that stocks everything from Armor All to greeting cards, but is out of whatever you went there to buy. No, let me rephrase that, they’re probably not out of … Continue reading : the longest journey :

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