Why is it so much easier to look back than it is to look forward?
It’s As Plane As The Nose On My Face
I saw on TV a man who lives in a former commercial airliner in Oregon. As he was giving a tour of his home, all of a sudden I was overcome with an olfactory memory. I was remembering the smell of an airplane: stale air, cold and hard plastic, old…
November 10, 1990
A man walks into an apartment, dressed in jeans and a blue and white long-sleeved Oxford shirt, hands on hips and says, in his best Joey Tribbiani voice, “How you doing?”.His heart was healthy. I had my full vision. Our grandparents were alive. My mom was alive and would walk me…
Pinch-To-Enlarge Help
I AM NOT WRITING THIS IN CAPS BECAUSE I AM VISUALLY CHALLENGED BUT BECAUSE THIS IS MY WAY OF SHOUTING FROM THE ROOFTOPS!!! OK, I realize that is super annoying. But I ask that you imagine me screaming this to you. I have been having an issue for months with…
Daylight Piper Time
Fall-ing back an hour is always an adjustment, not just for us parronts, but our feathered friends, too. Piper gets a snack every day at 6 p.m. The time can vary a bit depending on what’s going on, but believe me, he knows when it’s snack time and has no…
Book ‘Em, Danno
I always feel like I’m getting away with something when I renew a library book. Where else in life can you extend a deadline with no repercussions or buy yourself some time at no cost to you? That’s right, no unmarked bills in a paper bag exchanged hands, there was…
My Vote For His Stripper Name: Bambi
While out running errands yesterday with a friend, I heard myself saying about my husband: “He isn’t going to rehab tonight because he’s working the polls.” My straight-laced, teetotalling husband is not working a 12-step program nor is he collecting dollar bills while wearing 7-inch stilettos. He is taking back…
Sister Rain, In Depth
I have very poor depth perception because of my vision condition which makes curbs and steps a challenge. I also have difficulty pouring liquids, because I can’t tell when I’m getting close to the top. I’ve overfilled many times. I just got this great little gadget, the Say When Liquid…
Osmosis Blood, Sweat And Tears
The weekend revolved around a half marathon and a football game. Neither of which I competed in. So why do I feel every mile and every tackle today?