I was late getting out to walk this morning. The sun already was well up in the sky and I found myself looking ahead to the patches of shade, using them as a series of cool stepping stones back to my house. Thank goodness for the trees! It made me sad for the good people of Oakmont, Pennsylvania, whose golf course was purposefully deforested before the 2016 U.S. Open. A … [Read more...]
School of Rocks
By Sue Murphy My husband, Harold, is into rock. Yes, back when I was trying to save the world with Joni Mitchell and Bob Dylan, he was turning up the speakers and blasting Iron Butterfly and Cream, but that’s not what I’m talking about. I’m talking about rock of the igneous or sedimentary variety. Harold studied rock…rocks…in college, and there was a great big pile … [Read more...]
Survey Says
By Sue Murphy A recent ExcomTeleportal poll found (insert desired name) in the lead in the presidential race.” I suppose the pollsters are right, although I was not included in the poll. Come to think of it, I’ve never been asked to name my preferred candidate. Perhaps ExcomTeleportal has no interest in my opinion. This surprises me because plenty of other people do. When I … [Read more...]
Always Be Closing – Camping
My first-grade grandson joined the Cub Scouts this year. Right now, he’s a Tiger, but he’s planning to move steadily up through the Wolf and Bear packs, changing out his hat and neckerchief as needed, until he achieves the exalted level of Webelo. Harold and I are very proud. His dad will move up, too, because the man bravely took on the job of leading the Cubs. In his own hat … [Read more...]
CAUTION: The Moving Walkway is Ending
By Sue MurphyThis is it, my darlings. This is what all of those days and hours and years of study have been for, all of those No. 2 pencils and bell curves and student loans. Every question at the end of every chapter was leading up to this – graduation day. Back when you toddled off to preschool, you were handed snub-nosed scissors and washable markers and were gently … [Read more...]