My sister-in-law tells a story about the man her company hired to sweep the leaves outside their building. He spends most days dancing around the courtyard in a graceful pas de deux with his gas-powered leaf blower while recalcitrant leaves scurry around him. "He’s not very efficient," she says, "But he seems to be having an absolutely wonderful time." Which is more … [Read more...]
A friend sent me a stunning photograph from her boyfriend’s summertime expedition in the northernmost reaches of the Pacific—floating on a ship amidst a sea of ice floes “as thick as I am tall,” he wrote, for endless summer days that never turn into night that far north. Viewing it from San Diego, where delayed summer has given way to warm, sticky, exhaustion, I found it a … [Read more...]
One recent, beautiful day, I suddenly found that I couldn't bear being inside for another moment. I grabbed a hat and headed out to the back yard. It's a mess out there. Being an orderly person, I was beginning to feel desperate and panicky every time I walked out the back door. So while I was outside I decided to tackle the mess. I started pulling weeds, and within an hour … [Read more...]
Most of us don’t remember learning to speak in our native language. We may not recall, exactly, how we picked up reading and writing, tying our shoes, or riding a bike. Somewhere along the way we learned other skills, too, like how to get a library card, put on makeup, drive a car, flirt. Some of these we learned from brothers and sisters, some from neighbors and classmates, … [Read more...]
I've been running at full speed for ages. Last week, I took off on a road trip that included lectures in several cities. Getting ready for the trip was so stressful I was losing hair that my post-menopausal self can ill afford to lose. And then, hours after finishing my first two events, a call came from home. Our dear old one-eyed, diabetic cat was being rushed to the … [Read more...]
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