In March, I drove north to visit my daughter. The night before I left, I called her. "What's your address again, sweetie?" She sighed. The last two times, she had to come find me so I could follow her home. Embarassing! "I'm going to run it through Mapquest this time," I said. "That way, I have it all written down just in case I get lost." Well, when I put the address into … [Read more...] about Riding Shotgun
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In The Jailhouse
One year, I helped my daughter with her taxes. She gave me an iPod as a thank you. I'd never had one. Overnight, it transformed me into a modern woman. I wanted to listen to it constantly. That first week, I didn't have an iTrip so I used the headset as I drove (which was insane if you think about it). My boss was out of town. With no one at the office, I turned up the music … [Read more...] about In The Jailhouse
Crossing Lines
I was sitting in a lobby Thursday morning waiting for an oil change. The television was blaring the breaking news of the Northwest. I sat down just in time to hear about the Seattle attorney who had apparently reached his limit with people ignoring parking space lines. He was arrested for keying car doors of vehicles taking up more than one spot. Now if you've ever tried to … [Read more...] about Crossing Lines
All your life…you were only waiting for this moment…
Friday afternoon gave us a good glimpse of spring. New leaves were beginning to cover winter-bare branches. I was running errands. The sun was out, car windows were open, the air was spiked with the essence of . . . exhaust. (There was a lot of traffic at that moment.) While waiting at a red light, I noticed blackbirds dropping from the row of Mimosa Trees in front of me. At … [Read more...] about All your life…you were only waiting for this moment…