“Ruffled feathers and endless squawking over a minor difficulty is typical of a crow’s life. I lean back on the counter and realize that could be my line….”
We were married less then a year when Larry walked through the door of our small apartment in Beaverton, Oregon and announced, “we’re moving back to California, I quit my job, start packing.” “Shouldn’t we discuss this first?”Oh the hell with it, I wasn’t sure what I thought about the pool freezing over in our complex, […]
Photo credit Vicky Gino Rules? What rules? They no longer apply, it’s called liberation, it comes with age, offers freedom from limits on so called appropriate behavior, and believe me I’m so havin it. “The most important thing I can tell you about aging is this: If you really feel that you want to have […]
Sometimes I wake up and have no idea where I am. I search the room for clues, and think to myself this is how people struggling with Alzheimer’s must feel, as if searching for a misplaced shoe you lost a decade ago.Where the hell is my ship, my views, my hospitable porter?It’s disorienting to forget where you […]
“Alaska is what happens when Willy Wonka and the witch from Hansel and Gretel elope, buy a place together upstate, renounce their sweet teeth, and turn into health fanatics,” claims Sloane Crosley. I would have to agree because Alaska is a great place to hide out, especially if you have a questionable past, and you’re […]
Yes ~ It’s white night ~ No comment What challenges us to confront pride, privilege, and ones intrinsic value in the span of a week? I’ll tell you what. Sitting in the middle of a vast ocean, encased in a metal tomb, struggling to maintain ones precarious balance on life. We call this cruising, and by […]
Living in the Gap 