From husband Bill, Oct. 16, 2026
My absolute favorite liqueur is Campari when it's mixed with orange juice (my alcoholic drink of choice), but I no longer drink due to medical issues. My other favorite liqueurs are Anisette, Amaretto, and Frangelico. Back in the 1980s, I occasionally liked a splash of Sambuca, sometimes Kahlúa, in my coffee. I liked Galliano during my Harvey Wallbanger phase; Triple Sec during my Kamikaze phase; and Baileys Irish Cream during my White Baron phase. I also like Austrian schnaps, especially Marille, Williams, Subirer, Obstler, and Kirsch, but that's a different category. One of my many Austrian cousin's wife's family owns and operates the famous Freihof Distillery in Lustenau, Austria, and yes, long ago, I was given a personal tour. I know far too much about this subject for someone who barely ever drank. Hey, I guess I really DID indulge somewhat in my younger days. However, at university, I was typically the designated driver. At the start of parties, I would take two shots of whiskey, drink one beer quickly, and then drink another beer slowly for the remainder of the party. That way, I would be basically sober by the end of the party, so I could drive some of my fraternity brothers home.
From husband Bill, Oct. 16, 2026
When I was a young kid in the early 1970s, one of my English teachers got angry with our entire class. As "punishment," he told us to open our dictionaries and start copying it into our notebooks. I asked him on which page to start. He said "Anywhere" and stormed out of the room. He returned about 10 minutes later, apologized to the class, and we were back to normal.
From husband Bill, Oct. 16, 2026
During my time as a journalist (1982-2017), after I moved to Florida in 1998, I was a hardware salesman at Sears; and a haberdasher (men's clothes and accessories) and a textiles salesman at Macy's. For about a couple of weeks at Macy's, I sold maternity clothes and kids' toys. (I was also a candy arranger/cashier at Eckerd Pharmacy, also after I moved to Florida.) I worked these jobs full time until I found a job in my chosen field. After I secured journalistic jobs, I switched to part-time at the stores, but I soon grew weary and had to quit my part-time jobs at the stores.
From husband Bill, Oct. 16, 2026
The only sport that I have been actively following is Major League Baseball. I was a huge fan of Formula 1 auto racing, but I stopped this season because the races had become boring and were no longer free to watch on television. The only sports that I played in my younger days are golf; snow skiing; rowing (9-man skull); and hockey, both ice and roller.
From husband Bill, Oct. 16, 2026
Being in a female-governed profession (Journalism), most of my bosses have been women. All of my female bosses were quite competent, except for one. I won't get into details, but she was going through a bitter divorce with her husband (our publisher), so she was now in charge of our publications. Let's just say that she didn't have much, if any, journalistic background and would come into the office, uh, "heavily medicated." I felt sorry for her, but we did the best we could during that tough transition. During the divorce, she was given the choice of taking the kids or the publications. She picked the publications, but she screwed it up so badly that the publisher took me aside and said, "I'm going to have to lay you off for six weeks, until I can fix things." I said, "OK." You know, in six weeks, he hired me back, (a man of his word), and she ended up with nothing: no kids, no publications. (very sad)
Oh, yeah !!! There was that other boss, who was quite strict, but more than competent. She actually wrote and published a hard-cover book on how to be a boss. (lol ... truth). I liked all of the other bosses, female and male.
PUNCTUATION RULE: When making a word ending in "ss" possessive, the method is based on the first letter of the next word. For example:
the boss's chair
the boss' salary
From husband Bill, Oct. 16, 2026
