March 20, 2010 - Personal Journal

We're still clutched in winter's half-light. Despite the execution upon our clocks of the thing called Daylight Savings Time, the seduction of air struck by sun hasn't made it round.  It's March 20 and snowing.  Like the shuffle of one nondescript … [Read more...] about Cliché Suppression

February 28, 2010 - Personal Journal

My feet need to be elevated so high onto the top deck rail the chair balances on a quarter inch of contact between it and the decking, one hand formed around a sweating glass of lemonade, the other making a louvered blind over my eyes squinting at … [Read more...] about From My Own Backyard

January 2, 2010 - Personal Journal

After getting 22 hours away from home on our holiday road trip, my husband and I decided we were ready for our own bed. So we drove home in a day and a half.  It was a good decision - 10 nights on the road without our Tempurpedic mattress threw … [Read more...] about An Atlantic Blue Moon in Black and White

November 25, 2009 - Personal Journal

SRT is fluttering in blue ribbons. Years ago, flush with the career fever, I announced I no longer worked for trophies, pats on the back, or awards since you can't eat those. I lied. Being named by Jamie Jensen, author of Road Trip USA as one of … [Read more...] about SoloRoadTrip: Top 10 Road Trip Blog & A Photo Contest Win