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Category Archives: Feeling Clearly
Heartbroken. Disgusted.
An off-cycle rant about refugees and Canadian politicians. Continue reading
Was It Something I Said?
“I’ll never forget what you said.” Yikes! It’s been several years since we worked together. Exactly what “I-meant-it-to-be-funny-but-it-came-out-awful” thing had I said? My face goes still, but the small furry creature in my head (Lab rat? Gerbil? Please, please, don’t … Continue reading
In the Face of Dreadful Odds
“That’s a story every Australian knows and, now, you do too.” I stand there, brought up short. It isn’t the first time. It’s been all of four hours since we met our Melbourne tour guide. We can see he’s lanky … Continue reading
Not Yet 60
The mid-afternoon autumnal light slanting across the parking lot warms the day and lifts my heart, an involuntary response to something in the quality of the light. The air has a crispness we don’t get in the heat of summer. … Continue reading
Yellow Stars & Uniforms
Will we triumph over evil? Continue reading
So Long, Farewell, Auf Wiedersehen, Adieu
A final zodiac ride back to the ship from the last excursion ashore: happenstance boat-mates exchange meaningful glances. A last nightly briefing from the cruise director at the pre-dinner get-together: small groups of friends make a point of sitting together … Continue reading
Ribbons
A road trip from Phoenix to Las Vegas offers the opportunity to observe and appreciate the desert’s resilience, to think about Gordon Lightfoot’s music, and to consider the persistence of good and evil, respectively. Are we driving beside water? Straining … Continue reading
Is It a Bird? Is It a Plane?
Wallowing in frustration with my bird-identification skills and despair at the complexity of things to learn, I am brought up short by the memory of good advice I gave to a then-young son (but have steadfastly refused to take, myself). … Continue reading
E is for Eye Doctor
The little kid within still carries a grudge against a suspicious school nurse from 40 years ago. Continue reading
