Four Meme

January 4th, 2009

Amy tagged me for a meme and I’ve been awful on blogging this holiday season … so here’s a start to 2009!
Four places I go over and over again:
Peak Fitness
Starbucks
Harris Teeter
Borders
Four people who mail me regularly:
Chris
Michael
Amy
Colleen
Four of my favorite places to eat, (apart from home)
The Melting Pot
Harpers
Sir Edmund Halley’s
Jade
Four places I’d rather be now:
At a [...]


My own bucket list

November 2nd, 2008

My friend Beth wrote recently about creating a bucket list. She has inspired me to think about my own. What is it that I want to accomplish in my lifetime?
1. Write a novel.
2. Live in New York City.
3. Travel to all of the continents (this is Jeff’s idea actually, but I am on board!)
4. Become a [...]


Observations on a plane

September 13th, 2008

After a 5-hour flight delay (not to mention the hour later spent on the Tarmac):
A husband and wife get on, and the wife is afraid of flying. The plane is tiny, and this doesn’t sit well with her. “I can’t believe you’re making me do this,” the wife says. I am feeling cranky and want [...]


September 11, 2008

September 11th, 2008

It was a quiet city, at least in the area of Ground Zero.
People were silent as they walked around. I didn’t see anyone crying, but I did see T-shirts and signs … some claiming cover-ups about the attacks, others asking for remembrance, with flags and patriotism and claims to “Never Forget.”
There were pictures of victims [...]