Short stories and photos shared with humor and love
If you’ ve ever been stuck on a tarmac in a small commuter plane, like I was for nearly three hours last night, you understand in slow, certain succession, what you can and can not control in this old world. You can’t control the weather. No matter how many times you refresh the app that [...]
Our plane rolled to a stop about 100 yards into our 2000-mile journey a few weeks ago. “We’re a little overweight,” our pilot announced, and we all sucked in our guts. “So we’re going to need to burn some fuel. We’ll be here about another 15 minutes.” “We probably shouldn’t have stopped for those Kwik [...]
Monday afternoon I received a phone call that affirmed my faith in humanity. As it came from an unrecognizable out-of-state number, and I’ve been fending off a five-year onslaught of unsolicited insurance robocallers, I considered not answering. But, the Sarasota prefix caught my attention and I worried it might have been regarding my mother, who [...]
My young friend Kate has carved out a career for herself that combines two of her great loves -- travel and empowerment. As such, she has ushered groups of young people through adventures all over the world. She recently told me about a conversation she overheard in a restaurant bathroom line. "A lady was complaining [...]