Duh. Cliché. Come on – really? Maybe I’m not smarter than a 5th grader. My 5th grader knows that each of our journeys begins with the process of leaving home. Plans must be made, tickets or reservations made, last-minute items bought, outgrown clothes replaced, food snacks prepared. I print out his packing checklist, then […]
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To Take a Journey, You Must Leave Home
Posted in Books, Existential, Growing up, Personal Growth, Travel on April 8, 2012 | 1 Comment »
Urban Kaleidoscope
Posted in Travel on January 15, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
My last few weeks have required a shift in my usual work/home routine, taking me to parts of the city and surrounding areas I rarely enter. It made for a busy, appointment-filled time, stressful because I’m never sure how long it takes to get somewhere new and if I can still make it back to […]
The Gift of a False Alarm
Posted in Emotions/Inner World, Existential, Family, Travel on December 29, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
At 1:32 this morning, the fire alarm in our hotel went off. It went off for a very long time. Singular, insistent beeps assailing occupants on all 19 floors. We woke, bleary-eyed and disbelieving, wondering if it was a smoke detector in our room, or elsewhere in the hotel. Eventually I found the hotel instruction […]
I Should Be Friends with That Woman
Posted in Connection, Finery, Friendship, Shopping, Travel on September 7, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Well, I might be able to be friends with her when I’m done being mad. And envious. And disappointed. And full of regret. But I bet I’d really like her when I was done with all these reactions. First, the back story.