Humor & Whimsy
Aimless
We always thought she was riding backwards until the day she pointed out that the horse didn’t really have any idea which way he was going either. (Going forward sometimes takes a long time going back, she said.) (Piles of stuff she hasn’t looked at since college)
Alice
I’m old enough to wear red boots any time I want, she said. She wanted to be buried in them, but her son had them put her in taupe pumps instead. She wore red all winter long so the ambulance could find her quicker if she fell in a snow bank & also it hides dirt. She had married early & had always been a pragmatist.
All Hell
someone asked them to be quiet, so it’s just a matter of time before all hell breaks loose
All Thumbs
Frankenstein bringing another pile of fruit salad to the potluck because he’s all thumbs in the kitchen.
Almost New Age
Is willing to accept that she creates her own reality except for some of the parts where she can’t help but wonder what the hell she was thinking
American Dream
sort of spiritual with a real fondness for fast cars, so, of course, he reincarnated as an American
Aerobics
Death take me now & spare me the pain, she said. It was difficult for me to get that excited. Get a grip, I said, it’s only aerobics.
Abstract Love
I’m an animal lover in the abstract, he said. What does that mean? I said. It means I try not to think about them a whole lot, because pet hair makes me queasy.
Acting Challenge
important to look knowledgable, but not important enough to actually know anything, so he’ll probably do fine as an actor
Advantage
I’m fastest, he said, when I’m the one that gets to say go.
Adventure of a Lifetime
off on another adventure of a lifetime & hoping he won’t forget halfway through this time
Advice
If they’d listen to me this world’d be a better place, my grandpa used to say & my grandma always nodded & said, you’re right. Someday we’re going to kick ourselves for that one & he’d frown & turn off his hearing aid.
2 Things
There are 2 things I remember best, she said. Beauty & all the times people insulted me, so getting older has been kind of a roller-coaster ride
A to Z
1st Story (on all versions): My mother always told me to finish what I started, but she had no idea of some of the people I’d be dealing with.
2nd Story (only on sculpture with block) called Obvious Mistake: Some of the stuff I learned early on was useful, she told me, but most of it was obviously meant for someone who was not me.