The Maker of Mistakes
Welcome to the Corrections and Apologies Department
I not only have been wrong before and will be wrong in the future, I am probably wrong about whatever it is you think I’m wrong about.
If I got an actual provable fact wrong, I am so sorry and I will make the correction.
Please tell me about it.
If I did something wrong, I am so sorry and if there are apologies or amends to be made it is my intention to make them.
Please tell me about it.
If I left something out that was really important to include, tell me about it and I’ll fix it if it needs fixing.
You can tell me about it in the Comment Box.
Keep Calm And Carry On
Day 202 There were two lines, and I was prepared to join whichever one moved fastest. At my left, the customer’s voice was loud and sharp. “Two dollars and nineteen cents for THAT?” The cashier did not make eye contact, but politely repeated the total. To my shock, the customer flung the cash at the [...]
Full StoryTMI?
Day 201 An intimate friend described what I write here as “revealing your underbelly.” Yikes. Is that what I’m doing? A person of my acquaintance put so many details of her private life online that I had to turn away from the trainwreck. She overshared to the point of revulsion. Apparently unaware that she was revealing her lack [...]
Full StoryQuelle Heure Est Il?
Day 200 I didn’t realize I hadn’t been posting until someone wrote me and said she noticed I had taken a few days off from writing. I missed an appointment today even though I had planned my day around it. I got sidetracked and was lost in time. It’s interesting to observe myself in this state, [...]
Full StorySorry, Kids
Day 199 The family is sorting through the seemingly endless drawers and closets and shelves and boxes that contain…well, it’s hard to describe the accumulated material goods of several generations. People kindly ask, “Is there anything I can do for you?” I say, “Look around your house and get rid of a few things you wouldn’t want your children [...]
Full StoryWuv Oo
Day 198 My first thought upon awakening almost every morning: “Where am I?” I travel so frequently that until I open my eyes, I have no idea whether I’m in the United States or not, whether I’m in a familiar bed or not, whether I’m alone or not. If I’m not alone, I’m with my [...]
Full StoryDoggone Neighbor
Day 197 How late should I be allowed to sleep in on a Saturday morning the week of my mother’s funeral after I have crossed an ocean to say goodbye? I thought I deserved to be undisturbed in the 7am hour, but a neighbor apparently thought otherwise. She was hollering, as dog owners sometimes do, [...]
Full StoryA Good Excuse
Day 196 I never saw the movie “Millions,” but my friend Pamela saw it when it was released, and she told me the story. Two young brothers have suffered a loss. As Pamela told it, the older boy instructed his sibling in how to turn the tragedy to their advantage. “If you tell them your [...]
Full StoryMel Low
Day 193 I passed a newsstand and saw dozens of headlines trumpeting the latest Mel Gibson meltdown tapes. Is anyone really shocked to discover the latest antisocial behavior of this person with a history of substance abuse, religious fanatacism, racist and sexist rants, and failure to accept responsibility and make amends for his behavior? It’s obvious this [...]
Full StoryHot Hot Hot
Day 189 When I was a kid in Buffalo, I remember tossing and whimpering through many a summer night, unable to get comfortable no matter what I did. We had a fan. I would set that noisy monster at the foot of my bed, pour a glass of water on the single sheet that covered [...]
Full StoryIndulge Me
Day 188 “I’m not asking you to ENDORSE me, I’m asking you to INDULGE me,” said my husband. We were in a familiar conversation pattern: he says something with which I cannot agree, and I respond with “logic” and “common sense.” He becomes frustrated, because there are times when his motto is “This is what I [...]
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