I attract them. Everyone on board a plane can be sitting straight up except for one. That one will be the schmuck in front of me, treating the seat (hint: the related verb is “to sit”, not “to lie”) like … Continue reading
The safety briefing on board an airplane includes the whole spiel about the drop-down oxygen masks. I’m grateful, but they really need to install those masks at the departure gate and let us help ourselves to them. I had some … Continue reading
I don’t have a good picture to post (yet) and I haven’t had this adventure (yet) but since it’s day 13, I will just dip my toe into a topic that sounds creepy but probably isn’t. Sin eating. Apparently there’s … Continue reading
Apparently I’m not the only one who grinds to a halt when it’s time to pack for a trip. One of my travel writer friends chimed in with a “That happens to me too!” when I posted about it on … Continue reading
On September 10, 2001 I woke up in a panic from a terrible nightmare of planes crashing into buildings in New York and Los Angeles. We all know what happened on September 11. The dream has always bothered me, not … Continue reading
I don’t personally learn a lot of lessons from athletes and sports, but their persistence is one thing I could use more of. The British Olympic rowing teams won nine medals at the Games this summer, breaking their all-time record. … Continue reading
One of my online writer friends, Paris Franz (a self-described “member of the oddly-named club”) posted that today begins A Drawing a Day for September for her. I’m pretty sure Alina Bradford did something similar, though maybe I’m dreaming. Alina is an … Continue reading
As a married baby-boomer woman just back from a long solo trip, I was wondering why more of us don’t do this. Many do, of course, but a far greater number don’t. Why not? Here are some familiar sounding excuses. … Continue reading
