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Where Have You Gone, Marcus Welby?

Being a child of the 1960’s, I know television messed with my head in ways that I will probably never be able to truly fathom. The tail… Read more “Where Have You Gone, Marcus Welby?”

June 12, 2017 by nmusolf

Better early than never

My husband and I share a lot of things. A love of cats, cafe au lait, and bad Burt Reynolds movies (a redundancy, I know) to name… Read more “Better early than never”

May 19, 2017May 19, 2017 by nmusolf

Thinking outside the box

I just saw a news story about a man who was visiting his son in jail and somehow got trapped in an apparently off-the-beaten- trail cell for… Read more “Thinking outside the box”

November 30, 2016 by nmusolf

NOYDB

My father had a stock response whenever any of his offspring asked him a question about, well, you name it. “NOYDB,” he would reply which meant, of… Read more “NOYDB”

October 18, 2016October 18, 2016 by nmusolf

The 24 Hour Rule

Back in our younger days, I think it would be fair to describe both my husband and myself as fairly impulsive people. Not impulsive in an especially… Read more “The 24 Hour Rule”

October 9, 2016 by nmusolf

How I spent my summer vacation 

Studies all over the place have been claiming that reading helps people live longer, fight Alzheimer’s and generally makes you an all over better human being. I… Read more “How I spent my summer vacation “

August 25, 2016August 25, 2016 by nmusolf

Oh, yeah, life goes on…

A friend and I were commiserating about the fact that once you get past the age 50, it really kind of sucks to still keep on being… Read more “Oh, yeah, life goes on…”

April 8, 2016 by nmusolf

Confessions of an Anti-hoarder

I freely admit that I am one quirky girl. Even my quirks have quirks. Some are almost endearing but most, I suspect, fall closer to the annoying… Read more “Confessions of an Anti-hoarder”

March 23, 2016 by nmusolf

Where’s Rhoda?

I want a cohort. I’ll be even more specific: I want a neighborhood cohort. After spending my formative years with my nose glued to the boob tube… Read more “Where’s Rhoda?”

March 17, 2016March 17, 2016 by nmusolf

Love, American Style

I am perfectly aware that I have been far too influenced by television. I am part of the Television Generation and I’m pretty sure that my family… Read more “Love, American Style”

December 29, 2015 by nmusolf

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