Invisible Threats and Giving Thanks
It’s Thanksgiving week and in Wisconsin there’s a frenzy for bagging a buck, the more points the better. We live in the country. Men in orange (and some women) sit in tree stands, waiting. Some sit in camouflaged blinds, waiting, like my husband and youngest son. They haven’t fired their shotguns yet after two times out. But a huge […]
Running on Full
I hate running. It hurts. So why do I run? I run because I have a gazillion things to do every day. I run because everyone else seems to run and I get caught in the current of busy. Busy. Busy. Busy. We are all so busy. Sometimes I feel more machine than human. More like a factory […]
When You Don’t Know You’re Thirsty But You’re Dying and You’ve Lost Your Way
I’m here in the Sonoran desert of Arizona visting my dad who’s about to turn 83, his skin etched like this dry patch of earth where he has chosen to live out his later years. Here, there’s plenty of sun but a shortage of water. Even the air thirsts. Humidity hovers around ten percent on […]
When You Are Hard-Pressed and You Need to Change Your Mind
My second worst nightmare in my aviation history came true yesterday. My worst nightmare? Of course, a nose-diving plane. But yesterday, though the plane stayed aloft, I was pretty sure my nerves might crash. All on account of my neighbors—25C and 25E. Me? 25D. Yep. Middle seat. Convinced I am the first half-human on the […]
How To Have A Very Hot Date
Once upon a time (that would be Tuesday), there was a woman with rather BIG hair full of curl (that would be me) who excitedly dressed for her hot date (with her husband of 22 years) about to begin in under two hours. She slithered into her black knit, slim-legged ponte pants, securing them with […]