Celebrating 60 was a long time in coming for me. “It’s shocking,” I would say to friends as it started to sink in that August was right around the corner, and I was fast approaching a milestone I did not look forward to. My reaction would not have surprised anyone. I had always been age … Continue reading AN UNHAPPY BIRTHDAY
“I’m making out a will,” I announced casually during dinner with an old friend. “Humm,” was her response. Prior to making this remark I had not given much thought to what kind of reaction such a comment would yield, but upon actually making the pronouncement I realized I had really expected much more. Like, Oh my … Continue reading WILL POWER
“Why did you move?” It’s a question that yields a variety of answers. Some happy. Some sad. And a few that are simply tragic. “I couldn’t live surrounded by all that sadness anymore,” she said. “She” is a Cape Cod transplant and works now as she did then as a hairdresser. And like many good beauty … Continue reading A MOVING EXPERIENCE
I am married to a stranger. I realized that as we set off on a beautiful summer’s day to play golf. It was not a stellar round for him. And at one point he muttered,“Why does my ball keep going right?” “Finish your swing,” I suggested. He looked at me silently but with what I can only describe … Continue reading Dr. Jekyll And Mr. Hyde
This story is just too good to keep to myself. “What was she thinking?” I yelped on my wedding day as I looked across the hotel plaza on the way to my ceremony and stopped dead in my tracks. “Down girl,” said my oldest friend who immediately and firmly grasped my … Continue reading WHITE WEDDING DRESS
The headline is not an ad for sexual variety but rather a plea for people of any gender who actually do what they say they are going to do. And in return, I will pay them handsomely for their dependability. But even the lure of cold hard cash … Continue reading WANTED: GOOD MAN OR WOMAN
Doing the right thing can be so embarrassing you wonder if you should make the effort at all. While I was playing in a golf tournament the other day I happened to notice the caddy’s fly was undone. Sure that this was not a new fashion statement … Continue reading Big Birds
Once Fall arrives and the chill hits the air I get a bit melancholy, my natural optimism flags a bit, and I think what folly it is to believe we have much control over many things. For instance, the change in seasons happens without our permission and with absolute regularity. A friend just said to … Continue reading Oh no. Fall is here.
Bullies come in all shapes and sizes. Big ones are the worst. Then comes the fella who is both big and a bully. The one who nestles down into his roomy aisle seat and claims both arm rests. Meaning his and yours. Such was my dilemma on a recent plane journey from Boston to … Continue reading Plane Politeness
Just as many visitors from Boston must adhere to our left hand rules of the road in Bermuda so too must many Bermudians who travel to Boston accustom themselves to the driving culture there. Case in point, there is a genius in the the Massachusetts highway department who has found an hysterical way to communicate … Continue reading Drivers Beware: At Home or Abroad
Burning Daylight 