Paula Johnson – Medium

Nov 29, 2021

A New Spin on Laundry

A dry wit — or dry Martinis — may make you fun at parties, but the real key to happiness is dry clothes. — A dry wit — or dry Martinis — may make you fun at parties, but the real key to happiness is dry clothes. My sister and I bought a 1938 duplex. The renovation is proceeding at a snail’s pace, but that’s not the problem. It’s that we can’t seem to…

Home Improvement

2 min read

Nov 29, 2021

Jury Duty Dropout

I got a summons for jury duty last summer. And unlike most people, I actually want to serve on a jury. It’s on my bucket list. — I got a summons for jury duty last summer. And unlike most people, I actually want to serve on a jury. It’s on my bucket list. I figure…why watch Law & Order on TV when I can be part of a courtroom drama? Jury duty is like reality TV —…

Jury Duty

2 min read

Jul 3, 2021

Burning rubber on Shirley Avenue

While my older sister and I rarely shared clothes during my teen years, she did give me the ultimate hand-me-down: her Chevrolet Vega. — While my older sister and I rarely shared clothes during my teen years — she has eight years on me and I have a few dozen pounds on her — she did give me the ultimate hand-me-down: her cherry-red Chevrolet Vega. Thanks to its lack of power steering, the Vega…

Humor

4 min read