It isn’t the same and I won’t pretend it is. But last year has been on my mind, a lot lately. Maybe it is because hurricane season is gearing up, but I’ve also heard some snarky comments like “if you think these families ought to be together, then why don’t you open your home.” LittleContinue reading “Opening Doors”
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Winning the Lottery
I won the lottery this week. Not the Georgia Lottery, but one even better than that. I’d have to play the lottery to actually win, and I can’t really see the value in that. This week, I got to spend time with my mom, I introduced one of our grandsons to one of our favorite books,Continue reading “Winning the Lottery”
Tribute to an old friend
His name doesn’t matter. I found an old resume of mine, and I’m talking really old, and he was listed as a reference. We lost touch at least 33 years ago, but this dear friend was important enough to have been listed on my resume on my initial job searches in Atlanta. He didn’t wantContinue reading “Tribute to an old friend”
The Saga of the Sink, or Why I Believe in Design
Anyone who knows me well knows I have a low threshold for certain normal things. I can handle a jet or a DC-3 losing an engine, but household things confound me. What to wear is a huge decision. I’m not good at it. I am easily overwhelmed by choices and decisions that a normal personContinue reading “The Saga of the Sink, or Why I Believe in Design”
Remembering
“Four shirts, four pairs of pants, a snow machine suit, and I’m still cold.” Thus began my journal, on this this day in 2000. I was in Fairbanks, Alaska, flying a 1946 McDonald Douglas DC-4 delivering fuel to remote villages. This contract pilot stent may very well be the craziest thing I’ve ever done andContinue reading “Remembering”
Dr. Suzanne Minarcine 