This morning was the first time I realized that, in fact, I am truly alone, that I have no one to reach out to, no one I can count on. I mean, really, I had to take the car into town for the 60k service at Snyder’s and I couldn’t get anyone to commit to taking me back...
Dear Sidney
Dear Sidney
Dear Sidney,
All of a sudden, I am alone with not a friend in sight. I retired and came back to the mountain of my childhood a few years back. I dove right in to volunteer work, senior activities and found a church. Somehow, I’ve rubbed a few elbows the wrong way and am now the...
Dear Sidney
Don’t get me wrong here. I love, love my three grandkids. We’ve been here with them from the start. It’s their mother that goes in and out, in and out. So my husband and I are their main caregivers. Things were easy when they were all under 10 years old. Sweet, kind...
Dear Sidney – 08/01/2024
As a retiree, I was lucky this summer to land a fun position at a kid-friendly themed restaurant down the hill, although the hairy costume is awfully warm. I believe I got the job because of my experience in musical theatre and a small stint in a barbershop quartet....
Dear Sidney – 07/25/2024
I can’t say where we met, because your column is too popular. Of course, it was a bar, where he signaled from across the room for the bartender to bring me another cocktail, a rare happening on the mountain. I waved him on over to our table. He looked so good...
Dear Sidney – 07/18/2024
Beginning in 2020, during the pandemic, we were all sent home to work alone at our computers. I should have put a/c in at that time, but the wifey said no, so here I am, sweat dripping down my temples and onto the keyboard. With no air conditioning, there are fans...
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