November 09, 2005
There I was, sitting at home in Zulema, when I got a call from the squadron, which connected me with Alex as he flew his F-16 home from Turkey on my birthday. The Air Force of course made a big...
November 03, 2005
Having formed a plan to take the early return of spouse, I put myself to work implementing it. The military was full of acronyms long before computers took over, and I navigated them all, starting with TMO-- the Traffic Management...
October 30, 2005
When I was growing up, there were certain words that one never said aloud, and certain subjects that were considered shameful. Divorce, suicide, rape, homosexuality, menstruation-- these are examples of topics that were not to be discussed. My parent's generation...
October 27, 2005
The driveway to our home in Zulema was long, barred at the street by two heavy iron gates and stretching past the generous front lawn before diving into the one-car garage, which was built into the basement. On either side...
October 21, 2005
Sometime during the last weeks of 1990 and the first ones of 1991, Michael's girlfriend came to see him. Since Torrejon Air Base was on red alert, nobody could go onto the base without having a valid military id, therefore...
October 18, 2005
I was telling you my life story in a nutshell, but the nutshell got broken into many pieces. I'll pick up where I left off. You may recall that I was in Spain with three small children, alone in a...
May 01, 2003
Here is my May Basket. I've traded in the bloom of youth for the catharsis of the Cosmopolitan. A spree of sheepy shopping shall replace a sally 'round the maypole, and the serendipity of Spring will not be compromised. M'aidez!...
April 29, 2003
I sit here with my Voice-Activated Knitter's Guide, into which I have fed the graph for the Varg Pojken (Reindeer Sweater). I've asked it to synthesize the voice of Sean Connery and to emit the cherry fragrance of a slowly...
April 22, 2003
It's back to the mourning shawl, I've been wanting to knit on it some more, and feel good that I can come back to it 'ere it disappears in a frenzy of Brad cleaning! Am I a copycat? I see...
March 18, 2003
Last night as I was driving home from work I was listening to our President's speech and its promise of war soon to come. There were an abnormal number of accidents along the way, and I very nearly got rear-ended...
