Seasons’ knees

Seasons’ knees

by | Dec 16, 2013 | Purpose

My mother’s knees predicted weather changes with an accuracy shared with her other aggregate wisdom: well above 90%. TV weathermen should have listened to her. As my father did. Scientists don’t understand all the mechanisms of weather-related pain, but...
Airline Conversation #3: “Let it snow!”

Airline Conversation #3: “Let it snow!”

by | Dec 11, 2013 | In the Pink

My husband used to travel extensively, flying about the country to market shrink wrap packaging, a product that changed the way the world shopped. Store lighting bounced off the clear plastic film fit closely around products, so that each seemed to have its own...
Oreos

Oreos

by | Dec 9, 2013 | Uncategorized

What is your time worth? What can a buck buy these days? Certainly not a pack of gum at the convenience store/gas station where I paid $50.00 to fill up my Mini tank today. But before we grumble too much, as so many angry Americans do, let’s keep in mind that 50...
Seasons’ knees

Incredulous on an Airplane 2

by | Dec 4, 2013 | Uncategorized

You know what Irony is, don’t you. It’s the opposite of Wrinkly. But seriously, irony is a staple of a writer’s life, a tone I grasp when engaged in conversation with others. What follows is one of the all-time best of my life. I was going to Indiana...