The desert.

The desert.

I read a blog post from a family member tonight which spoke of the times in life where it feels as if we are in the desert. I recognize the sentiment. The desert is a tough place. It’s dry and parched and we are in want of something to drink. We feel like we’re dying, [...]

Red hot and glowing.

The idea was that I would at long last take dad’s plane (fondly known as “Chip” since, as my dad joked, you needed to be careful walking around it lest you get a chip of paint in your eye) up in the air and get in at least three take-offs and landings. In order to [...]

Earning that 44 cents.

Because I worked for the United States Postal Service off and on in the past, I am allowed to gripe about them. I am. I had two small items to mail to a friend. Upon arriving at the post office, I tried to decide how to send them. The priority box that they would fit [...]