Category: flying

Sully, A Famous Face

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(re-run) Living in Northern California, I don’t run into celebrities too often. Once I met J. K. Rowling, the Harry Potter author, when she was touring the U.S. to promote her third book. Otherwise, I’d heard that Carlos Santana came to visit his restaurant, Maria Maria, every now and then, and that some famous ball… Continue reading Sully, A Famous Face

39 Gates and a Water Bottle

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I only fly once or twice a year. This time it was for a family memorial service in the Midwest.  Tuesday thunderstorms over Denver delayed both the landing of the first leg and the taking off of the second leg of the trip. On my return trip through Denver, we arrived early, but the plane… Continue reading 39 Gates and a Water Bottle

Getting a New Perspective While Getting There

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(re-run) I am retired, two years away from the big 7-0, flying for the second time in two months, a record for me.  Traveler’s Tip: Don’t fly in the summer if you can help it. EVERYONE is flying, and the weather across the U.S. can be bad and will delay your flight. My daughter drove… Continue reading Getting a New Perspective While Getting There

Airport Surprise

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(re-run) She wanted to surprise him. They had both left Hawaii at different times to go home for Christmas and would meet up that night when he picked her up from the airport. He liked lingerie. She had bought a new thong for the holidays, red on one side, green on the other, with two… Continue reading Airport Surprise

The Pilot and the Petite Percussionist

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(re-run) He played the trumpet in community college. She played percussion. He was a sophomore; she was a freshman. He was short, she was shorter. He saw her get out of the car every day, with her boyfriend? No, it was just her brother, Jack. George was a pilot. She liked pilots. “Do you want… Continue reading The Pilot and the Petite Percussionist

Getting a New Perspective While Getting There

Posted in airplane, airport, author, Denver, flying, grandparents, Grinnell College, Iowa, memoir, metal detector, San Francisco, travel, TSA, writingLeave a comment

I am retired, two years away from the big 7-0, flying for the second time in two months, a record for me.  Traveler’s Tip: Don’t fly in the summer if you can help it. EVERYONE is flying, and the weather across the U.S. can be bad and will delay your flight. My daughter drove me… Continue reading Getting a New Perspective While Getting There

Taking a Trip

Posted in birthday, dogs, flying, graduation, luggage, memoir, travel, trips, TSA, vacation1 Comment

Wash the sheets!  Pick up those pieces of construction debris!  Hide a key! Do laundry! Eat! Pack some checks.  Hide the jewels! Show the neighbor girl where the tomato plants are to water.  Pack gifts for grandson and graduate.  Pills, food, hats, don’t forget the hats. Ceremony is outside. Mouthguard.  Pillow – oops, doesn’t fit.… Continue reading Taking a Trip

The Chicken Church and Other Tableside Travels

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(re-run) I used to travel, back in my twenties before marriage, before kids. Now I stay home with an older sister (who would otherwise be in a nursing home), one normal dog, and one little weirdo dog. But I still get to travel. My friends are in Austria, Indonesia, Hawaii, Tahoe, and Guatemala, as we… Continue reading The Chicken Church and Other Tableside Travels

OCD and Me

Posted in basketball, best, brain, childhood, children, divorce, dreams, ex-husband, Facebook, family, flying, friends, humor, memoir, memory, music, OCD, relationships, student, Study abroad, teaching, worstLeave a comment

I often dream about finding a public bathroom to use right before I wake up. It’s because I have to pee. Two nights ago I dreamed I was in a crowded restaurant and when I went into the bathroom, there were tables in there with groups of women seated around them. I stood at the… Continue reading OCD and Me

OCD Dreams

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(re-run) I often dream about finding a public bathroom to use right before I wake up. It’s because I have to pee. Two nights ago I dreamed I was in a crowded restaurant and when I went into the bathroom, there were tables in there with groups of women seated around them. I stood at… Continue reading OCD Dreams