BY DOROTHY ROSBY I’ve heard so much about oligarchs lately that I couldn’t help wondering if it might be a good career move for me. Before I made the switch though, I thought I should find out more, so I went to my go-to for career advice, my good friend Google. That’s where I learned …
BY DOROTHY ROSBY Early this morning, I received a text cancelling an event I’d planned to attend. That would not only save me the two hours of the event, it would save me the time it takes to dress in my leaving-the-house-uniform—hair fixed and something other than sweatpants. There was one problem. I’d been planning …
BY DOROTHY ROSBY I grew up thinking men invented football to get out of doing the dishes. I had nine siblings. There were a lot of dishes. And my seven brothers flocked to the living room after Sunday dinner, so you can see why I might have thought that. Despite all those brothers, I didn’t …
BY DOROTHY ROSBY For those of us who’ve been craving a little silent night since Thanksgiving, there was World Introvert Day on January 2. And I missed it. Introverts being introverts, I guess no one was out there promoting it. World Introvert Day has been around for more than a decade, and I’ve just learned …
BY DOROTHY ROSBY ‘Tis the season to run up our credit card bills and give our loved ones a good head start on their next garage sale. It doesn’t have to be that way. The year I bought two talking trout and a fruit cake at 4 p.m. on Christmas Eve, I decided it was …
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BY DOROTHY ROSBY I’ve been wondering lately if I might be a wimp. I’m not asking for your opinion, so don’t write and share it with me. I’ve just been considering the possibility ever since my sister and I compiled the stories our mother used to tell of growing up on the prairies of South …
BY DOROTHY ROSBY Merry Christmas all! I hope this holiday letter finds you and your loved ones well. I’m happy to report that not only have I dodged COVID, I haven’t even had a cold in more than two years thanks to my stylish pink and black mask and my penchant for avoiding social commitments. …
BY DOROTHY ROSBY It was a long time ago, but I still remember the first time I took my son trick-or-treating. I stood beside him as he carefully chose treats from the heaping bowls held by our neighbors. I had to bite my tongue to keep from whispering, “No! Not that one! I don’t like …
BY DOROTHY ROSBY With all the bickering and bad news, this past year and a half has been like watching a really long mud wrestling match during a bad hailstorm. Thank goodness October is such a fun month. We could all use some celebrating about now. And as luck would have it, October is not …
BY DOROTHY ROSBY You might not believe this, but I’m quite an adventurer. I’ve walked along the Great Wall of China. Or at least I’ve walked into the Great Wall Chinese Restaurant. I once rappelled about a 100 feet—maybe it was closer to 15. And I’ve swum with dolphins. Actually, they weren’t dolphins. They were …
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