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The Unpolished Predicament Of Moving: Purge It Or Pack It?

Moving. When it comes to stressful situations, there’s no doubt moving tops the leaderboard. It’s a mental, physical and an emotional energy suck. It’s up there with starting a new job or getting divorced. I should know, I’ve done both so why not add moving to the equation. I’m pretty sure one of the reasons … Continued

I Ride. You Ride. We All Ride With miRide

JUST TO LET YOU KNOW… Rarely do I write about people, places or things I can’t incorporate around a snarky, unpolished story. However, when I come across something worthy of sharing with my readers I don’t hold back.  Today’s blog is one of those times. While we are now in the height of ’tis-ing the … Continued

Unpolished Turducken

JUST TO LET YOU KNOW… Turducken is a dish which consists of a chicken stuffed into a duck stuffed into a turkey all cooked at once and served together to be eaten in one bite. In unpolished words, it’s a mouthful of three birds which have absolutely nothing to do with each other. That said, … Continued

The List Of Forty-Five @ Forty-Five

It seems like I’ve been turning forty-five for[rty-five] ever, but Thursday was the official milestone. Yup, September 14th; typically sandwiched right between one of the Jewish holidays or smack in the midst of an epic hurricane. Naturally, this year was no different! A lot has happened in forty-five years. Though I’ve learned a ton, there’s … Continued

Hurricane Irma: The Unpolished Shit Storm

“Rach, you gotta blog about Floridians preparing for a storm,” you said. “Rachel, please write something about the hysteria,” you pleaded. “Silver, Please keep the Facebook posts coming. It’s the only thing keeping me sane,” you texted. You asked, so I’m answering. Ok folks, let’s do it: From my vantage point, I don’t even know where … Continued

The Comeback Blog…There Ain’t No Shame In My Game

“A” my name is Alice and my husband’s name is Albert. We live in Alabama and we sell Apples. “B” my name is Bonnie and my husband’s name is Barry. We live in Bermuda we sell Bananas. “C” my name is Cindy and my husband’s name is Charlie. We live in Colorado and we sell … Continued

Dear Silver Unpolished: Inter Alia

Dear Silver Unpolished; Where are you? I miss reading your blogs.  Signed, A Loyal Reader Dear Silver Unpolished; I haven’t seen you posting in a while? Are you taking the summer off? Signed, Missing the Unpolishedness Dear Silver Unpolished; What happened? I used to look forward to your blogs and the stuff you would post … Continued

Saving The Date: PICK IT OR PASS IT?

Universally speaking, a wedding signifies one of the most momentous occasions for all engaged couples. It would seem logical the first of many steps in the planning process would be saving an actual calendar date to get hitched. Choosing what will ultimately be the anniversary of “until death do us part” requires some serious thought. … Continued