“Jean, I’m a hoarder!” That’s what my mother hit me with when she came for her typical visit. “I can’t get rid of anything! And did you know 1 in 50; maybe even 1 in 20 people are hoarders? People in senior centers are hoarding like crazy!” “Mom just because you’re living in an assisted [...]
“Oh hi Mom! Listen I can’t stay on the phone long, I am on my way out the door!” “I saw on the news about an elderly woman getting mugged. She was just out on her afternoon walk, minding her own business when some guy came and grabbed her purse. He dragged her before taking [...]
One hundred seventeen degrees and walls of monsoon dust motivate a soul to do strange things. Lara and Gus think it would be a great idea to take a surprise family vacation. (Yes, that includes my mother and the grandchildren.) She won’t tell us where we’re going. She said, “Pack light for day and bring jackets for night. And don’t [...]
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Now that the le grande bus tour “One Nation“ has come to an end, the local news has re-focused on our state. We have a sheriff scandal, a President of the Senate scandal, a convention boycott, a new Tequila Party and a latent let’s-secede-from-the-union possibility. I find most of this embarrassing because friends and relatives call from [...]
One of the joys of being married is the stress your husband creates. Maury and I have been together decades and he still manages to surprise me. I have accepted the fact that I will never get rid of the History Channel or golf. Isn’t it a cliché for doctors to play golf? This week a news story set [...]
Jean Rubin is confused how Scottsdale lands on all the odd city rankings.
Jean Rubin has a large amount of junk mail including magazines and catalogs she doesn’t read. Jean thinks she might have a hoarding problem, just one more thing to make her stressed.
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Jean Rubin tells her husband Maury about the bighorn sheep in Arizona and the overpasses that were built for them.
Jean’s in distress about embezzling nuns and garbage.
Jean acknowledges the stress of daily living on top of holidays.








