Driving 400 miles in a car one has had a mere six days with two tech-savvier-than-thou teen daughters was, well, an experience. As my husband has a near obsession with buying cars that might outlive us both, we hadn't bought a vehicle in forever. In so long that any business interaction involving their years of… Continue reading Driving me crazy
Tag: nostalgia
Beautiful from every angle
“Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.” Martin Luther King, Jr. There was a point during a brief trip to my hometown over the holidays that I stood outside a skating rink with our daughters. Had it not been for a career twist… Continue reading Beautiful from every angle
Always something there to remind me
"I can't seem to find Funkytown on Google Maps." bumper sticker wit It is probably difficult for Millennials or Gen Z-ers to imagine, but there was once a time when one could pump gas or buy groceries without listening to music. There are yearbooks to contend with, as well. Here I am in my 1980s… Continue reading Always something there to remind me
The last church lady
The last church lady of my childhood acquaintance died in May. She was 87 and still full of the mix of "Send the Light" mercy and sterner stuff that comedian Dana Carvey so brilliantly satirized on Saturday Night Live. Danger in a box -- unless one is a true church lady. When I first met… Continue reading The last church lady
Of pink ponies
“Fine Things are reservoirs for the heart.” -- Fennel Hudson, British author I never actually liked the pink pony. It was plastic. Too plastic. Its size made it awkward to store. Too awkward. And, it was really pink. Too pink. No, I didn't like it. But, it was sure hard to see it go into… Continue reading Of pink ponies
Nora Edinger -- JOY Journal 