Suprise Me

“There’s a great big, beautiful tomorrow, shining on the end of every day. There’s a great big, beautiful tomorrow, and tomorrow’s just a dream away.” Read More

David Brin's "Uplift" universe thrilled me from the start. It had everything: great mysteries, epic scale, very alien aliens, clever humor, and immense personal depth. Startide Rising is still a favorite to this day. Read More

She captioned the needlepoint "Hobby Time" because when I was asked what my hobbies were, I generally said "sleeping." Read More

But the pandemic has exposed and eroded me, along with the world I live in.  Read More

Don't regret having to retire. Some are denied the privilege. Read More

It seemed reasonable to me. I was about to go to Europe for three months, and if I budgeted myself correctly the trip would cost $450 for the entire summer. So that’s what I did. It was 1971 and I was 20, the summer between my junior and senior years of college. I’d saved money… Read More

The demise of the family dinner is definitely a loss. Read More

I loved being a Girl Scout, and I appreciated Girl Scouts even more when I became a troop leader. Read More

Alright, fast forward to the present: I was delighted that Mother Nature took center stage with a spectacular display of natural fireworks on the 4th! It was a relief for me, the wildlife and our already overly polluted air to take a break from another display of “we’re the greatest.” Read More

For the first and only time, I saw humans flying, literally levitating around the room, so graceful that their bare feet never made a sound when they landed. Read More