Month: October 2018
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The dark and stormy night
It was a dark and stormy night with river levels rising rapidly. That night, 20 years ago, Enelda Cary and her husband went to Houston to meet her nephew flying into Houston from Panama. They expected to begin the drive home in the late afternoon. That was not to be due to a delay. “We…
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Medical costs increased for a reason
Thirty-four years separate my son’s visits to the intensive care unit following severe head traumas. The difference between them underscores the reason for the rising cost of medical care. As a pre-schooler my son landed in a plain room of an older hospital. The nurse opened the door and physically took his vital signs. He…
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The Jinx
The Jinx returned last week. Usually it catches me in restaurants. I go in, sit down, study the menu, order and the waitress tells me to try again. Either the cooks has nothing left to make that dish or it will take an extra 20 minutes to prepare it. Sometimes I receive the wrong order.…
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Living with Miss Vivian
The lively discussion at the table halted when my son said, “That was when I lived with Vivian.” The nine-year-old’s eyes popped, “You lived with ..?” He laughed and explained. “She was 89. I was driving Miss Daisy.” “Driving Miss Daisy? Was her name Daisy?” “No, that is the name of a movie where a…