As usual, phone calls to/from my hubby’s daughter include requests for money from us.  This time she wants to buy SWAT gear over the Internet.  She was telling us that she found a website, http://www.lapolicegear.com/ that sells what she needs and offers free shipping and free return shipping.
So, I had to get on the computer and find the website [...]

My hubby tries to keep in touch with his daughter, the cop in New England.   We get free long distance calls on the weekends, so if she hasn’t called him in a while, he tries to call her.
So, he made a phone call to her today and talked for quite a while.  She has been [...]

Today one of my hubby’s new Elks club buddies came around for a short visit.  He is really “into” sports and all he seems to want to talk about is sports, sports, and sports.  He likes to place a side bet from time to time on the games, too.
When he came over, he saw that I [...]

I’ve never been a big sports fan myself.  I enjoy watching things like gymnastics and figure ice skating because of the gracefulness and choreography involved.  But all around me are big time sports fans!  I can’t seem to get away from them!

My client/friend from New England bought an apartment with the help of experienced Manhattan real estate agents in New York a long time ago.  He grew up in New York, and visits it frequently on long weekends.  It is a very small efficiency apartment, essentially one room with a bathroom and a closet-turned kitchen.
It was a very [...]