Here’s a Tip

Here’s a Tip

During his limited college tenure, my nephew delivered pizzas to fund his dating aspirations and general carousing. While most people tipped him, my nephew groused that doctor’s offices did not, saying with a shake of his red-haired head, “They’re...
2021: the year of the tent

2021: the year of the tent

As 2021 becomes more of a rearview episode of my life and I feel less sting from the chaos it wrought, an interesting image has planted itself in my mind: a tent. Not the Girl Scout variety or the Army surplus tent that remains in our garage attic, the one my husband...
A Rant about Streateries

A Rant about Streateries

The Urban Dictionary has a new word: Streatery. Without large amounts of thought because of your personal pandemic experience, you can surmise the derivation of the word. Throughout this country, restaurants have survived by creatively co-opting concrete and asphalt...
Life as a Miracle: 6:00 No Res.

Life as a Miracle: 6:00 No Res.

So, after a day of nail-biting and angst, eyes glued to the National Weather Channel for Hurricane Irma news, I pulled my husband out of his La-Z-Boy with a promise of “I’ll buy” dinner out. He fell for the ploy, despite our shared MasterCard,...