Currently Reading: Swill

I was having trouble deciding on a suitable subject to write about this week. It’s been hard to stay upbeat given our recent weather. I honestly can’t remember the last time I had call to put my sunglasses on. Everyone … Continue reading →

Hello Friends! Sorry I missed you last week. I’ve been pretty well medicated, nursing a bum knee, and hobbling around on a cane. That’s no easy task when caring for three little ones all day solo in a house with … Continue reading →

You need only to have read two or more installments of Shorebilly’s Swill to appreciate, understand, and firmly establish that my mind doesn’t necessarily work like most people’s do. I possess an innate knack for not only noticing that which would … Continue reading →

Let me first apologize for my posts recently being a bit sporadic. I’m going to use this one to tie up some loose ends from previous posts and give consolidated versions of the ones I missed. Hence the title of … Continue reading →

This past Sunday, I celebrated a birthday. I use the word “celebrate” very loosely and with great reticence. I say that because I neither anticipate with enthusiasm, nor attack this day with the zest and vigor that I once did … Continue reading →

I pull into the parking lot of my local grocery store with great trepidation. It’s dark out, it’s very cold, and it’s raining. I have a mental list of what I need to purchase and I’m calculating in my head … Continue reading →

So with the three youngest of my five offspring in the car, I frantically made my way to the school of my 11-year-old for pick up. Needless to say, I caught every red light along the way. I jumped off … Continue reading →

Well, it seems my technological ineptitude has reared its ugly head yet again. Unfortunately, given my hectic life, I didn’t realize this until well after the fact. I know I promised you the completion of the story about my ‘crappy’ … Continue reading →

I hope you’ve all been following along through the first two parts of this story. When we finished yesterday, I had successfully, but with great complications, delivered two of my kids to school. I had just arrived home with my … Continue reading →

I’m just going to pick this one up right where I left off in Part 1. When I finished the first half of this one, it was about 5:40 on Tuesday morning, my phone was pissed on, I was pissed … Continue reading →

I’m pretty sure I’ve pulled the proverbial ‘chirp’ on myself. Back to back articles on my eagerness in saying goodbye to 2015 and welcoming 2016 have jinxed me. I inadvertently put the kibosh on whatever karmic momentum I was going … Continue reading →

‘Twas the days before Christmas in Syd Nichols house. He was stressed out and worried, thank God for his spouse. She’s consummately cool, on a nice even keel. So she keeps him from being a total s@#t heel. When they … Continue reading →