In 1978, when I was ten years old, my parents took me and my two younger sisters on our first vacation to the ocean. We loaded into our Chevy Nova; my father laid a sheet of pegboard over the back seat which allowed the three of us to have a larger platform to sleep on […]
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Head East
I help my husband’s company by doing the bookkeeping for him. He’s a small subcontractor, so maintaining cash flow is important. Sometimes this means being tough on contractors who are slow to pay and going to pick up checks when your instincts tell you that “the check is in the mail” won’t materialize unless you […]
Mrs. Jacobs
In the summer of 1981, I was thirteen years old when my father accepted a transfer from our home state of Ohio, to Wilmington, North Carolina. The move was the start of a two-year long bad mood for me that didn’t lift until we moved back to Ohio. It seems so preposterous that a move […]
Near 50
One of my least favorite trends that’s gained traction in the Facebook/Selfie era is the notion of “the Birthday Week” or worse, “Birthday Month” that adults have embraced. After leaving my teens behind, or perhaps once the milestone 21st birthday was in the rear view mirror, I had no need for celebrating my birthday anymore. What […]