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Donna H

Donna H

My Comments (228 so far…)

Are you photogenic?

In good pics, I look like an angry badger.  In bad ones….well, I’ve seen more attractive pics on post office walls.

Want to Dress Up Your Cat? Explore the Enchanting World of Kitty Wigs

Bubba the WonderCat wouldn’t even lower himself to look at the pictures.

My sister used to "ooh & ahhh" over pet costumes at Target at Halloween, & once, urged me to buy them for my posse.  I said I would under one condition: she dress the cats.

That was the end of that idea.

Dear Margo: Backing Up and Coming Clean

I was engaged to a guy who wanted to give me a ring.  I don’t care for diamonds, & convinced him to have a new furnace installed in my house instead.  My house is old, the wiring was inadequate.  I went out of town to visit my brother, & came home to new wiring as well as a furnace.  When I decided I could no longer tolerate his drinking, & kicked his whiskey-soaked butt to the curb, I got to keep my engagement present!

With whom – if anyone – do you share the details of your sex life?

You’ll have to wait for the book to come out.

If you had to choose a theme song for your life, which would it be?

"I Believe in Miracles" by The Ramones

 "I believe in a better world for me and you".

5 Long-Lasting Fashion Trends for Fall, by Paul Podlucky

Now I can say "I told you so!"  to the people who argued that my old biker jacket would never, ever be in style again & I had to purge it from the back of the closet it’s been lurking in.

I’ve been going through closets, drawers, etc. to get rid of stuff.  I see I have to rescue some old big-bead necklaces from the tzedakah boxes.

In the movie of your life, what actress would play you? What would be the title of the film?

"Stuck in the Tunnel"  (subtitled: "No Where Near the Light at the End of It".

Tovah Feldshuh would play me.  She’s fantastic!

Liz Smith: Law & Order's Shady D.A. – Christine Lahti

I, too,  saw Christine Lahti & thought she looked familiar but couldn’t quite pin her identity down.  What a great change over the nicey-nicey ADAs L&O has had so far.  I see fireworks & much head-butting in future episodes.

After Capt. "Sully" landed his crippled plane in the Hudson & ferries were steered over to provide assistance to the passengers, Rachel Maddow said that she had to honor New Yorkers; they always run towards trouble to help out.

I was in NYC as a child, my family "did" the Statue of Liberty & the Empire State Building, then fled back to the safety of our campground in Pennsylvania. Sadly, I’m another who had the idea that NYC isn’t at all safe, especially for women alone.  This from someone who’s wandered London at all hours of the day & night, & during a trip to Poland, spent several days roaming Gdansk, my chest bristling with every union button I could beg, borrow, or steal from coworkers, looking for a Solidornosz demonstration to participate in (rolls eyes).  Thanks much to New Yorker & Marilyn Buchanan; you’ve eased my fears about a future stay in NYC to study Yiddish at NYU.

Dear Margo: When Mean-Spiritedness Becomes Cruelty

I, too, took offense at Cindy Marek’s opinion.  20 years ago, my brother married a woman with a child, & he has always considered that child his daughter.  These days he’s the beloved "Papa" to his daughter’s kids.  My family has always treated her as our own; one of the happiest days of my life was the first time she called me "Auntie".

Have you ever had an in-office romance?

I have, & I don’t recommend it.  If it doesn’t work out (especially if it ends badly), you have to go to work & see the momzer every day.

How are you reorganizing your food and kitchen duties?

In the spring/early summer, before the weather gets hot, I haul out my divided meal "keepers" (the Rubbermaid/Tupperware ones with three compartments).  I steam fresh veggies (or use frozen), roast a chicken, bake some fish, & make some whole wheat pasta/brown rice.  I make my own "TV dinners" & freeze them.

When the weather gets hot & I don’t want another salad/sandwich but it’s too hot to cook (& for whatever reason, I don’t want to go out to eat), I have a nice meal of the kind of food I want.  I don’t care for store-bought TV dinners; most have too much salt, & rarely have enough veggies.

Downsizing your life but not your spirit - ask and share!

I am in the process of downsizing.  I want to retire soon, & aim to minimize my expenses.  My house is~ & always has been~ too big for me.  I have three bedrooms; I sleep in one & the others are full of stuff I’ve kept simply because I have a place to put it.

I am on a medical leave of absense to recover from knee replacement surgery, so I’m limited as to the amount of physical work I can do.  But it easy to sit around, sorting through stuff.  My current goal is to jettison at least a third of my thousands of books, & half my extensive wardrobe.  As I sort, I lecture myself about how much fatter my savings account would be if I hadn’t bought ‘catch me, catch me’ shoes for "just in case", an expensive astrology book when I haven’t cast a chart in over a decade, etc.

 I don’t need all this stuff; there is no reason for me to keep it.

Dear Margo: This Kid's No Cinderella

I’m another "raised Catholic" who left the Church.  Years ago, I decided that Catholicism wasn’t for me & started to explore other religions. 

The first time I walked into a synagogue, I felt as if I’d gone home.  When I told my mother that I was going to become Jewish was easier because both my parents were converts to Catholicism & mum’s parents went back & forth between Roman & Polish National Catholicism, depending on distances to travel & gas rationing during WWII.  My grandparents were appalled that I bought a house on my own rather than marry & get a husband to buy it for me, but never said a word about my conversion.

Has there ever been a presidential election wherein you didn't exercise your right to vote?

IMO, voting is a duty as well as a right & a priveledge.  When somebody whines about politics, politicians, or the state of the city, state, or nation but refuses to vote "because my vote doesn’t count", I stop the conversation right there.  As the singer Steve Earle said "If you don’t vote, don’t bitch".  As far as I’m concerned, anyone who doesn’t exercise the right to vote has no right to exercise their mouth about what’s wrong.