It had been a while. A long while, actually. The last time I passed you, you were cold. Tall. Lean. You looked like you’d seen better days. In fact, I remembered those days — I saw them, too. They seemed like they were so long ago. I can’t say for sure whether my not coming […]
I saw it at the last possible second, and couldn’t tell whether it was a piece of trash getting caught up among speeding cars, or something else. It was something else. That “something else” was a tiny sparrow. While they’re known for quick, exact movements, the idea of a sparrow trying to fly across the street […]
In three days’ time, I covered five airports, gave myself two heel blisters, broke a toenail, two fingernails, managed to consume the equivalent of two bottles of wine and accidentally ran over a fellow traveler’s foot with my wheeled, eager to off-road carry-on bag. Oops. I’m also not sure how it happened, but in the […]
I remember it like it was yesterday. I’d just received a letter from our neighbor’s granddaughter, and I tore into it excitedly. They were the days when you could never adorn an envelope with too many stickers, “K.I.T.” requests or felt tip marker doodles. We’d become pen pals after playing one summer while she was […]
I’m not a big talker on flights. I’m big on staring out the window and taking in the changing landscape, thinking, looking for landmarks and wondering where I’ll go on my next trip. But I had an aisle seat yesterday, so daydreaming with a good view wasn’t in the cards. The man I was sitting […]
Today’s day trip to San Francisco concluded with wine at the airport before flying home to Orange County. I was running a little short on time, but am always happy to accommodate a glass when possible. “Would you like the small or large size?” our server asked me after I requested a Pinot Noir. It […]
They say the third time’s a charm. If that’s true, can someone tell me what’s charming about my rear bumper being hit three times in as many years? It never ceases to amaze me how shady people can be. Whether it’s leading someone on, treating peop…
In the words of Tom Petty, good love is hard to find. But have you ever stopped to consider how you’re defining love? Love doesn’t always have to be the romantic variety, the last-your-whole-life variety. It doesn’t have to be full of passion, ful…
I might’ve written about it before, but Rush’s Beyond the Lighted Stage is a fantastic documentary.In it, Geddy Lee says of the mainstream, “We were our own. Not the main one.” And look how far they went.The opposite is also true, though: doing yo…
I’ve adopted a head-butter. Meaning, when I’m on the floor hoping to bond with the little guy, he actually goes for it. He’ll first start purring while hiding under the bed, eventually scoot out from underneath it, come over, then touch noses with…
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