Life in the Land of Dreamy Dreams

Had to drop the car off for service (it hasn’t been the same since the accident) and stopped at Walgreens before schlepping the long long drive down Airline to the nearest Mitsi dealer.
The cashier looked sadly down at my purchases.
“A water.” Pause
“And a Hubig’s.*” Pause.
“For breakfast,” she added, looking at me reproachfully.
“Yeah, I know,” [...]

This morning I realized I was out of…oh, pretty much everything. Not that it mattered in terms of Turkey Day, since we’re lazily eating out, but, still.
So, sort of dreading it, I went to the grocery, expecting people mobbing the store, but no. There were lots of people wandering around on their cells, asking [...]

The doorbell begins its annoying song, setting off a blur of dog tumbleweed racing through the house and smashing into the front door. The blinds chink and clink as the dogs attack them, looking for an opening to investigate who dared approach their domain.
“Alright, quiet girls!” I yell over the yowling. Still hoping against hope, [...]