Art at FIT, French Kiss, and The Final Straw
A raw day. Cold, windy, soaking rains on the way. Got a warm cat and a good book to read but there’s an interesting show… Read More »Art at FIT, French Kiss, and The Final Straw
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Fear, Surrender & One Sick Cat
Tuesday, December 18, 2018 Okay, so my original idea for this final blog post of the year was to write about a couple of really… Read More »Fear, Surrender & One Sick Cat
Thanksgiving Gratitude: A Colonoscopy is Better than Cancer
Jim and I were supposed to have follow-up colonoscopies in 2010 and 2012, respectively. However, we decided to ignore this recommendation, to practice conscious denial,… Read More »Thanksgiving Gratitude: A Colonoscopy is Better than Cancer
In Memory of Aunt Celie and the Howl of the American Wolf
Note to Readers: Spoiler alert. You may want to skip the last paragraph if you are going to read American Wolf: A True Story of Survival… Read More »In Memory of Aunt Celie and the Howl of the American Wolf
The Sea Turtles of Cocoa Beach and God Speed, Guacamole
I live in a cool place. Well, not temperature-wise cool, God knows, (as I write this in the early a.m., it’s already a steamy 83… Read More »The Sea Turtles of Cocoa Beach and God Speed, Guacamole
Somebody to Lean On – Laura, Lila, Jim and the Old Woman in Cocoa Beach
Monday Night, 6:55 pm: Jim arrives home from work. I hear music blasting from his car radio out in the driveway before he turns the… Read More »Somebody to Lean On – Laura, Lila, Jim and the Old Woman in Cocoa Beach
A Memoir of My Mother-in-Law on What Would Have Been Joan’s Birthday
July 12, 1989, Jim celebrates his 40th birthday. I know him, but not well. We are both employees at The Washington Post, he a Tech… Read More »A Memoir of My Mother-in-Law on What Would Have Been Joan’s Birthday
Advice from Obama: Coping When Political Division Gets You Down
“Hi, I’m Sarah,” says the young blonde women at the Sea Turtle Preservation Society orientation. I am early (like always) and the first one there.… Read More »Advice from Obama: Coping When Political Division Gets You Down
Reflections On How Times Have Changed: One Baby Girl: $114.03, Please
On what promises to be another sticky, uncomfortable day in early May, a thirty-year-old woman goes into labor. She has a toddler at home so… Read More »Reflections On How Times Have Changed: One Baby Girl: $114.03, Please
This World Will Break Your Heart – and Bind it Back Up Too
American Airlines flight #1593 touches down on the short runway of National Airport and comes to an abrupt stop. I snap this image of the… Read More »This World Will Break Your Heart – and Bind it Back Up Too