Death of a Friend?

A few days ago, I learned of the  death of a College Classmate.  Dr. Ladonna Marie Fulcher-Smith.  She was Donna Fulcher all 4 years of college.  I always told her that Ladonna Marie was musical, but she liked plain, Donna.  She died 10 years ago!  No one from her family or from our alumni association [...]

Escapism of a Cold War Child

When I was 8 or 9 years old, I developed a love of the books passed on to me from my maternal grandparents, who purchased quite a large collection for children.  The Bobbsey Twins, The Hardy Boys, Nancy Drew and Cherry Ames were series of books for preteens in the fifties and beyond, when updated.  [...]

No Guarentees With a Diploma

The very first job I landed after completing my BA degree was as an employment counselor in Denver.  This was a desperate rookie mistake. At the time, the Vietnam War was still raging and young men continued to be drafted; so for the men returning from the Tour, jobs were plentiful and rightfully so.  For [...]

There He Goes Again!

You all (y’all)  have got to understand that this transplanted Yankee is so fed up with the Good Old Boy Network!  There’s nothing good, boyish and it isn’t restricted to just Tallahassee.  I’ll have more to say on the Network part of the equation, shortly. The Legend Coach just cannot help himself, I guess!  He [...]

Heavenly Observations With My Son

You know the expression, “The sky is the limit!”?  Day or night, the opportunity to observe some unusual events provided this parent with great opportunities to share information and feelings with my son.  The sky in South Florida seemed magical and endless since the topography of the area did not interfere with heavenly viewing.  Up [...]

Traumatic but not Tragic

During my College experience, I was privileged to briefly date a soldier, who was stationed in Denver my senior year at Loretto Heights College.  I met him at a time in my life when I was looking forward to controlling my own finances and exiting academia.  Graduation and my BA Degree were just months away.  [...]

More Than a Memory of a Retreat

Saint Mary’s Girls High School opened in September 1965, and we were the first senior class who had the responsibility of setting the standards and forming the traditions that the underclassman would continue in the future.  The nuns decided that the seniors should go on a retreat for a weekend; to get closer to God, [...]

TFIs and UFIs and UUFIs

TFI – Toothless Friggin Imbecile UFI – Useless Friggin Imbecile with teeth UUFI – Unidentified Friggin Useless Imbecile – know they are imbeciles but don’t know if they had teeth A move to Florida years ago was the time and place my husband and I came up with these comedic descriptions to help relieve the [...]

The Magic of Dance

Dancing has always made me feel that I could escape and be playful no matter what the age. There is evidence (photos) that I dabbled with ballet for about 2 years of lessons and the mandatory recitals.  The five positions are firmly established in my mind along with posing and gently jumping, pointing toes and [...]

Goodbyes-Hellos-First Flight

My first experience with the airlines and airports was leaving home to attend college.  The ride to the airport was generally very quiet.  My mother was a nervous wreck because she had never flown, but kept saying over and over again, “There’s nothing to worry about!”.  Did I mention that she was 8 months pregnant [...]

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