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How I Live Now
There was a time, not so very long ago, when I could have told you the exact amount of cash I had in my wallet, down to the penny. I’d wake up in a cold sweat, wondering how I’d pay my bills, or what on earth I’d do if I became seriously ill with no…
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The Trump Presidential Library
No matter how this train wreck that is our current presidency plays out, there will one day be a Trump Presidential Library. I mean, Nixon had one. Trump will not be left out. Andrew Carnegie is probably spinning in his grave. What would this library look like? I mean, Trump is the poster child for…
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Debtors’ Prisons
A couple of months ago a friend of mine got a $450 parking ticket. Yes, Seattle is one of the most expensive places in the country to live, and parking is definitely at a premium, but that is ridiculous. That would constitute 5 weeks’ worth of groceries for me. It’s safe to say that a…
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Out I Shall Get
The minute my boyfriend passed away, my landlady decided that even though I only rent 1/3rd the square footage (and now presumably would be using much less electricity), I should now pay 2/3rds of the electric bill. When I said that this was unfair, she told me that maybe someday I’d grow up (I’m 49)…