I got my car back yesterday! Woo-hoo! (She’d been in the shop since early last week.) The old gal ended up needing new brakes and engine mounts. Basically, the transmission was one pot-hole away from just falling out…
The Perfect Blend-ship
“It’s Friendship, Friendship, Just a Perfect Blendship!” Friendship Music and Lyrics by Cole Porter (1891 – 1964) A while back, Mister and I were at The Hotel Cafe in Hollywood, listening to Sweet Talk Radio perform their…
Speaking of Not Being My Fault…
I saw my therapist a few days ago (no Stevie Wonder sightings this go-round), and she pointed out some very interesting things. She said I tend to manifest my feelings physically, and that I take a while…
It’s Not My Fault
My name is Mikki and I swear. This is no secret, and I’m quite open about the fact that sailors swear like me. In these missives, I do my best to keep it PG. You know, out…
A Bump In The Road
Yesterday I started my car and she just didn’t sound right. Not only that, the whole danged thang was shaking so much I could barely hear myself swear. As I had an appointment, I decided to risk it…
Jumping Waves
Have you ever jumped waves? It requires an ocean (or a lake large enough to have tides). I hadn’t jumped waves for eons, so last week when Mister and I waded into Maui’s warm Pacific waters, I wasn’t…
Maui Wowie!
Mister and I spent our big anniversary on the Hawaiian island of Maui. To say it was grand would be the biggest understatement to pass my lips in adulthood. Let me just qualify it this way: it was…
A Vacation From My Vacation
You know, sometimes a gal has to recover from so much relaxing. Throw together some beer and the Emmys and dang! If that doesn’t equal mindless lay-about time, I don’ t know what does. I’ll do my…
Goodbye Summer, Hello Fall!
Today is the first day of Autumn, and I for one am grateful to give it a big hello! Change is good for us, you know. But changing to Autumn means saying goodbye to Summer. And Summer’s…