then there was the year we decided we should really see more of Louisiana than a few food-and-music-filled days in New Orleans. This was bef...

Sometimes I shopped in the country Sometimes I shopped in the town Sometimes I fed the kids at the mall When the sitter let me down. Sa...

a girl I used to be slipped into tiny spaces dodged between cars got places early was never tired a girl I used to be wore jodhpurs i...

adieu, not au revoir - random reminiscences on the 70th anniversary of a day that changed the world This is a repost of a post from, ...

'Twas the night before Christmas and all through the flat Not a creature was stirring, not a bug, not a rat. Himself in some swea...

Welcome to New York City. Stay awake. This discussion touches on a few dull and depressing topics - crime, taxes, and public transportati...

Today is close to but not exactly our anniversary. We were married on a cold miserable rainy sleety foggy windy night in November. The rain ...