Monthly Archives: December 2018

A Christmas Miracle

Posted on December 23, 2018 by Ellen Ross

Dear Readers, this will be my last post until Sunday, January 13.  I plan on some major Christmas Vacation cheer.  So have a wonderful holiday and a very happy New Year to all of you. …So there are a few … Continue reading →

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Customer Service

Posted on December 20, 2018 by Ellen Ross

No, this photo is not upside down, Dear Readers.  I wanted you to notice the sticker on the Diet Coke Bottle.  I guess, under the current circumstances, it is meant to be sarcastic. Somebody explain something to me.  Every time … Continue reading →

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Posted in Grocery Shopping, Mariano's | 11 Comments

Just Taste It

Posted on December 16, 2018 by Ellen Ross

I was watching an episode of The Crown for the umpteenth time the other day.  Nothing new in that. I watch it all the time. It soothes me.  Their posh accents, their palatial (literally) digs, their royal problems- all so … Continue reading →

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Posted in food, pop culture, Restaurants, Television | 4 Comments

Strangers on a Train

Posted on December 13, 2018 by Ellen Ross

This past Tuesday a guy sat down next to me on the train.  Mid-sixties, gray hair, blue eyes, GREAT accent.  Kind of like dis guy. We started talking. He told me that he was from Breezy Point, New York.  We … Continue reading →

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The Playboy Advisor

Posted on December 9, 2018 by Ellen Ross

…So recently I happened to overhear two male acquaintances of mine shooting the breeze. Let me describe them. Male Number One:  Mid-sixties, balding, thirty pounds overweight, no Brad Pitt, married forever to the same woman, grandfather.  Let’s call him “Hef.” … Continue reading →

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Posted in Senior Dating, Sexual Politics | 8 Comments

Hey, Hay!

Posted on December 6, 2018 by Ellen Ross

The items pictured in the photo above are plastic drinking straws, Dear Readers. Take a good long look because they are soon to go the way of the dodo. But allow me to digress for a moment. ….Two weeks ago, … Continue reading →

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Posted in C40 Cities, Ecology | 10 Comments

A Dog’s Tale

Posted on December 2, 2018 by Ellen Ross

I was very sad to see that Donald McCaig recently died, Dear Readers. Although I never met him, he did me a great favor in 1984 by writing the beautiful book,  Nop’s Trials. If you’ve never read it, do so immediately. … Continue reading →

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Posted in Books about dogs, Dogs, Donald McCaig | 2 Comments