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Veer Left
My tale is about my first venture at the famed Taos Ski Resort where, as I always do, I veered left.
Montaigne and Me
Montaigne, the father of the personal essay, penned this famous line: “The greatest thing in the world is to know how to belong to oneself.”
Superager
While some of my Boomer buddies pridefully ascribe to the mantra on the next page…
Bag Lady
“I have bags in my car,” I frequently say at cash register counters these days
The axe
“The axe forgets but the tree remembers.”
Hope, the Light
My favorite book is The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald. What’s yours?
Life as a Miracle: Dr. John
The first person I told was Dr. John. Just inside the door of his home.
Cavalier vs. Cadillac Care
“I recognize you. What are you doing here?” The scrub-garbed young man said. Incredulous. “Didn’t we take care of you?”
Onomatopoeia
What does a zipper have in common with a buzz saw? Or flip-flops with a tuk-tuk? (A tuk-tuk was the auto rickshaw we rode in Bangkok last fall. Not the best transport in a traffic-congested city. Noise clogged the scenic view. And sucking up fumes amidst the taxis, scooters, and trucks. Argh for one’s health, angst on crowded streets.)
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