Up, Up And Uh...Wait Paid Members Public
"Do you want to take a hot air balloon ride?" a friend asked me. Various news stories of hot air balloons hitting power lines and people dying flashed before my eyes. "Sure," I said. "Sounds exhilarating." Turns out it's not as easy
The Red Baron Flys In Paid Members Public
There was a time not many of us remember. It was before cell phones when communication was not instant and constant. Don't misunderstand me. Cell phones can be fantastic. I'm no longer scrambling for change to use a pay phone that I have to try to
You still laugh at a dark comedy Paid Members Public
You know it's bad news when you get a call from someone you never hear from at a strange time. For me, I was driving to work. I could see on the caller ID it was Pat, a cousin. (Names and relationships have been changed to protect the
Outline of Life Paid Members Public
1. Birth You arrive in this world. 2. What the cuss is going on here? I lived in Japan for two years. Lots of crazy stuff happens when you're a foreigner. I didn't have a car when I first moved to Japan. I was living in
