I finally made it to a Mariner’s game last week. And if there hadn’t been “fan interference” with a kid grabbing a ball still in play, and if we’d pulled the pitcher after six innings instead of forcing him to try to throw beyond his obvious ability, and if we’d...
Any repetitive motion, such as petting a cat, rubbing a worry stone, knitting, or even waxing a car, has been proven to have a meditative calming effect, thereby reducing blood pressure and overall stress. It is fortunate that my cat, Queen Isabella (better known as...
Growing up in Seattle, we often referred to Rainier Beer as “Vitamin R,” acknowledging the enormous red neon letter glowing on the top of the building where they made it. Forty years later, I no longer drink, and the Vitamin R in my life has been replaced with...
Before I took time out in the last blog entry to poetically express my patriotism, I was writing to a definite theme. As you might have suspected, the previous four “Influential Stories” have played a large part in shaping who I am today. If you’ve been “on vacation,”...
In honor of Independence Day, I’m digressing from my usual blog format to post a poem I recently wrote, inspired by buying a dozen red, white and blue star necklaces for my writers’ group friends. Have a Happy Fourth, everyone! An American Poem My sister was born on...
