Come Hell and Hot Water

Beth Broderick: Wit and Wisdom for the Ages from the Aged Podcast · Apr 21, 2026 · 8m

Wit and Wisdom

by Beth Broderick

“She’s coming today. Pray for me.”

“Oh, boy. Did you hide your laptop?”

“Shoot! No, I forgot. Thanks for the reminder.”

Jeremy, Jeff, and I all employ M.E., a housekeeper who came highly recommended by my old pal Don.

He was absolutely right about how thorough she is. Cleans the place down to the nubs, but he left out the part about her being a one-woman wrecking ball. The most accident-prone person I have ever known, a title previously held, in my wide swath of a circle, by yours truly. I once dove off a diving board and missed the pool.

Okay, so maybe she is…