Short stories and photos shared with humor and love
My husband turns 55 today, the perfect age for a man who loves crazy long road trips, respects all posted speed limits and monitors the stop signs outside our house with such Barney Fife-like intensity he scares drivers who dare to roll through. "Did you see that?" he'll ask me as he shakes his fist [...]
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 [...]
I spent 8 1/2 hours trapped on a plane yesterday thanks to a perfect storm of travel complications that hit us at both ends of our trip. Fortunately, Dudley was on board. The trouble started with a couple of missing flight attendants, grew thanks to an ominous announcement of "cargo that needed to be removed [...]
I had an epiphany in row 31 yesterday as I winged my way west on a Super Saver Fare. No one can reach you in airplane mode. That meant, for the duration of my flight, my only responsibility was to put my seat back and tray table in its upright and locked position when we [...]