There I sat, dressed up, stranded, and running out of hope that I would get out of Polk City before morning.
I had opened the hood of the car when I was trying to figure out the fuses and left it open in the hope that someone would offer assistance. About 2 hours after the guy who'd gotten the key out of the ignition had left another guy had pulled up and parked a few spots away.
He asked if I needed a jump, and so I told him the whole sad tale.
"want me to try"? he asked. "Sure" I repl... read more

While the key was stuck at 'accessories', and the door was open so that the car didn't begin to resemble a sauna, I made an unwanted discovery. The little chime sound that most cars have to let you know that yuor door is 'ajar' or your lights are still on is usually a sound that is a momentary annoyance, immediately forgotten. Most people, I'm sure, hardly ever notice it, let alone give any thought to how that innocuous little "ding..... ding......ding" could be used effectively as a torture ... read more

A few days ago my friend John invited me to come to Orlando and have supper with him at his hotel (he's staying at the Peabody). COOL! Nice dinner with a good friend at a classy place!!
So I did the whole 'dress like a girl' thing (which is unusual for me: I almost always wear jeans and Ts, or shorts and tanks unless I'm going somewhere that slut-wear is encouraged *grin*)... the 'little black dress', stockings (not pantyhose), heels and makeup. Didn't do much to my hair except pin it all u... read more

Let me preface this by saying I have NO INTEREST whatsoever in football (American football..I don't know enough about the European version to have an opinion).

That being said, last night I dreamt I was playing football. There were three teams on the field (yes, I know that normally, there are only 2, but it was a dream!), and I was running down the field to make some play, when suddenly I got dizzy. So I left the field and went to the sideline to speak to the Coach and he asked me why I ... read more