Jingle Bah Humbug
Let me start by saying that I love Christmas. I love the lights; I love the celebrations, and I love the love itself that permeates the season. But I usually am a bit of an Ebenezer Wojo in that I don’t want it to start until after Thanksgiving.
When Opposites Attract
My husband and I have been together for more than two decades. (Yes, we got married when we were five. Stop laughing! Okay, we were really six.) And while we have a number of things in common—similar tastes in movies, music, and activities—we are also really, really different. He has blond hair and blue eyes. […]
Paging Dr. Wojo
My husband and I were talking recently, and it turns out that I’ve missed my calling. Instead of being a writer, I should have been a doctor. Not because I’d be great at medical procedures. I am so weak-stomached that I can’t even watch when I get my own blood taken. When my friends in […]
Scare Tactics
I usually write a Halloweenesque column that focuses on the rules of Trick-or-Treating. But with the pandemic and quarantine happening, I figured that I needed a new theme. This year, I’m going to give you tips on What to do If You Find Yourself in a Horror Movie. Because, hey, with everything that 2020 and […]
One in a Million
When my husband came home from a grocery run recently, he met me with a smile on his face. “Guess what I’ve got?” he asked as he put his hand into his pocket. Hmmmm…Must be smaller than a bread box. I was going to guess a new car. But that wouldn’t fit in his pocket.
Here Today, Gone Tomorrow
I’ve recently come to a startling conclusion—I am the Kiss of Death. Luckily for those around me, this doesn’t mean that by touching me they’ll drop dead. Or I can give a look that will make people spontaneously combust in their tracks (although that would be pretty cool, wouldn’t it?). Or that parents shield their […]
Making a List and Checking it Twice
Every year, around this time, they start coming. Not the falling leaves. Although I’m sure they’ll start soon. Not the pumpkin spice, well, everything. (Hasn’t that been here since late August anyway?) Not kids dressed up begging for candy. That’s not until the end of the month. Instead, the Girl Scouts are selling cookies. Mmmmmmm…cookies. […]
Fake Fall
As that great singer/songwriter Bob Dylan crooned “The times, they are a-changin.’” And, much to my great joy, so are the seasons. I’ve lived in Maryland all my life: a little more than half of it spent in Baltimore City, then a decade in the ‘burbs, and now more than that in “the sticks.” But […]
What’sssssss That?
Everyone is afraid of something. While I have my fears, upon reflection, I’m not afraid of “normal” things. For example, heights? Nope. Not afraid of them. Flying? Not that either. I actually love to fly. Snakes? No…as long as they’re in their natural habitat. More on that later…
Too Early, Too Late
It was the best of lunch times; it was the worst of lunch times. Since COVID has been going on, my husband has been working from home. We set up a makeshift office for him at the other end of our home, which helps keep our marriage together. (No, nothing’s wrong. We just both spend […]