Blue. Or maybe sort of a deep violet, like when the sun is setting in the desert sky. Yeah. That's how she feels. Not quite sad or depressed. Just kind of in the feels of it all with a touch of alone sprinkled with a fine dusting of "damn, I wish the sun would come…
Winter Road Trip
We added another city to our "TEXAS: The European Tour" list. We drove to Odessa. Okay, we drove through Odessa. We bought gas in Odessa. We really wanted to go to the Meteor Crater Museum in Odessa. But after driving nearly two miles down that lonely stretch of road out in the middle of nowhere,…
White Privilege
So, like most Americans, I watched the videos flying around social media that show the arrest of two African-American men in a Philadelphia Starbucks for waiting on a third friend to show up before ordering. And I was pissed for them and for their family and friends. I was pissed that they had to force…
Women I Admire
Today is International Women's Day, where we honor women who have made amazing contributions to the world. Of course, we have the usual honorees, such as Frida Kahlo, Harriet Tubman, Marie Curie, Benazir Bhutto, Michelle Obama, Eleanor Roosevelt, Hanan Ashrawi, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Mary McLeod Bethune, and so many, many, more. But I want to…
Conversations Inside My Head and Out
Daughter: I can't believe that I'm going to graduate high school in only seventy-one days. Me: WHAT?! InternalMe: WHAT?! WHERE DID THE TIME GO? I'VE LOOKED FORWARD TO THESE YEARS OF FRIENDSHIP AND SHOPPING AND HUGS AND COFFEE AND SHARED INTERESTS AND TV TOGETHER. HAS IT BEEN FOUR YEARS ALREADY?! Daughter: Yeah, I can't wait. I…
Choosing My Happy
"Happiness is a choice." That's what the sign says on my sister's kitchen counter. My eyes are drawn to it every time I climb up on one of her tall kitchen bar stools when I visit. It's placement is perfect. It's right next to the coffee pot, just seemingly taunting me and asking me if…
The Little Things
He wakes me gently to let me know he's leaving for work, because he knows that I have a little panic attack when I wake up and he's not there. He covers me up with the crocheted afghan, because he knows that I get cold even though I insist on sleeping with one foot poking…
2017…Weirdly Wonderful; Sadly Joyful
This is the time that most writers (and you know, us wannabe-writers) sit back and reflect on the year as it winds down. So, in an effort to continue my aspiring writer efforts, I'll do that today. No, you don't need to go get another coffee, sandwich or bottle of booze. My life is pretty…
TWO DAYS LEFT…Starry Night Prom Fundraiser on Facebook
We are in the last two days of this Facebook Fundraiser for Starry Night Prom 2018 which started on #GivingTuesday! You wonderful supporters kicked us off right and we are currently at $889. That is awesome. So, it just dawned on that I never did post the history of Starry Night Prom. My apologies. It's…
A Starry Night Setback
I was saddened just now to read on our Starry Night Prom fundraiser page the following message from #GivingTuesday: " #GivingTuesday Match Report On Nov 28, we raised $45 million for causes around the world. Unfortunately, your fundraiser didn't receive a match this year, but from all of us at Facebook, thank you for being…
The Deep Down 