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Living down appearances

Once, while waiting outside the office building where I worked in New York, I was mistaken for a hooker.  Or possibly a drug dealer.  I’m not sure which.
All I know is that I was waiting for Kyle – who had rented a car on the other side of town – to come pick me up [...]

Published by mothergoosemouse on November 26th, 2006 tagged Daring you to disagree, Repo woman, The city that never sleeps, Who me? | 22 Comments »

Too much Aunt Alexandra, not enough Scout and Jem

Somewhere, I had received the impression that Fine Folks were people who did the best they could with the sense they had, but Aunt Alexandra was of the opinion, obliquely expressed, that the longer a family had been squatting on one patch of land the finer it was.
“That makes the Ewells fine folks, then,” said [...]

Published by mothergoosemouse on September 22nd, 2006 tagged Daring you to disagree, Home on the range, Repo woman, The king of beers, Who me? | 29 Comments »

Collecting my thoughts

Yesterday was my last day as a collector. Ever.
Although I don’t wish to repeat the experience (and will do whatever I can to avoid it), it wasn’t all bad. I learned a lot.
Most people really do pay their bills on time. They really do care about taking care of their obligations.
Some people do not pay [...]

Published by mothergoosemouse on March 11th, 2006 tagged Home on the range, Repo woman, Who me? | 14 Comments »