Image credit: Photo by Ron Layters on Flickr Licensed under Creative Commons A month or so ago, I did something I dread and despise: I took a trip on an airplane. When I fly, the joy is entirely in the destination and not at all in the journey. The flight fills me with terror: terror [...]
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On the Golden Gate Bridge
Image credit: Photo by serdir (at home) on Flickr Licensed under Creative Commons I suspect crossing the Golden Gate Bridge must get tiresome for the folks who commute across it each day -- the traffic, the fog, the monotony of routine -- but I am not one of those people. I was in the San [...]
Calling all Writers!
Photo credit:Photo by cindiann on Flickr I've been reading marta's blog for a while, where she posts updates on the novel she's working on. And I've been wondering when I would ever be able to get a chance to read what she's posted of it. But then I realized: I'm going to Long Vowels' wedding [...]
Irony
We all know that I hate to fly, and with that in mind, I wrote the following post before I flew back to my high school reunion in July. I decided not to post it before the flight, because I didn't want to jinx myself. I thought I might post it on the other end, [...]
Mind/Body Problem
I know a woman whose husband is, like mine, a sex addict. Over the course of her marriage, before her husband entered recovery, her physical health gradually deteriorated. Doctors couldn't determine the cause of her symptoms, of her pain, but her condition continued to worsen, until it became so severe at times that she had [...]
It’s My Hand! In Charlotte, NC!
This picture is for The Junky's Wife. I know, you can't tell, but that is my actual hand on an actual seat in an actual terminal of the Charlotte airport. Yes, there I was in the same city as the Junky's Wife! So, close, but separated by so many airport security personnel... I am telling [...]
Night 4/Day 5: Coming Home
"When the night has comeAnd the land is darkAnd the moon is the only light we'll see,No, I won't be afraid.No, I won't be afraidJust as long as you stand,Stand by me."~Ben E King, "Stand By Me"I was looking forward to the ride to the airport with my friend Pat to end my trip. I [...]
My Plane Flight Out
Check it out! My Courageous Blogger Award took a ride on the airplane with me. Here we are setting off last week on our trip. And we're way up high. I had sweaty palms the entire flight, but we made it (and without resorting to alcohol either). I took Shawn's recommendation and read The Sisterhood [...]
I’m Off! (And Asking for Book Recs)
Ok, I'm done whining about the big scary plane ride. I've done my yoga and meditation. I've packed my bags (one for clothes, one for books). A friend has given me a whole pack of placebo anxiety pills (Tic Tacs). I have my Courageous Blogger Award. I've got my iPod. I'm ready to go to [...]
Stupid Dreams
Last night I was up late, making my pre-travel to do list and to-doing some of it. I answered e-mail and saw a picture of a friend, now so pregnant that I did not recognize her at first in the photo. I made arrangements to see another friend (Missy), meet her husband, who (my mother [...]
