Category Archives: Overheard

While walking into my local pâtisserie a small family was leaving the building. The older of the two kids, a boy about four years old, had an astute observation to share with the world. “It smells like PEE out here!” … Continue reading →

After commenting on how useless my own life can be I overhear a woman in her late twenties or early thirties at another table say in their conversation: “Well, I’ve spent my entire life trying to please my mother!” A … Continue reading →

While looking at a book on the subject of grieving over pets I hear a couple make the following exchange: Woman: This is just the thing we need if we were to kill Alice’s cats and then we could give … Continue reading →