Bloomer Bites

These are short observational pieces. So, if you read them, and say, that’s it?  Remember, the title explicitly said, “Bites,” not “Entrees.”

Mother Tucker

Remember when you were a kid, how excited you were to be in a photo? You enthusiastically jumped in, front and center! “Cheese!” Ah, the innocence of youth. But now that we are all older and wiser, this does NOT happen. Sure, we still smile and say “Cheese” (unless we’re lactose intolerant), but front and […]

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80085

I was in line at Costco chatting with the cashier, who appeared to be in his late 20s. He was tall, dark-haired and had a killer smile. (Just to be clear, a really good smile. Not the smile of a killer.) I checked out his ring finger. No ring. Hmmm. Now, before you say, aren’t

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PAPYRU$

Yesterday, I bought a Papyrus card. So, obviously, I can’t pay my mortgage this month. Seriously, these cards are expensive. I can’t give you an exact amount because there was no price on the back. I guess these cards are “Market Price.” Like lobster. But without the butter. Anybody else hungry? Now, to be fair,

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Eyebrows

It was about a year and a half ago, and both my daughters were home for Christmas. We were getting ready to go out for dinner and my youngest daughter, Parker, was doing something to her eyebrows. Was she coloring them? Was that a marker? Why would she do this? “This is an eyebrow pencil,”

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Rubbish

It was May 2017 when I went there for the first time. My minivan was filled floor to ceiling with branches, leaves, and palm fronds. As I drove along the dusty dirt road, I thought, I’m doing it, I really doing it! Like a kid heading to Disneyland, I knew I was in for a thrill.

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