An Untimely Word
“The real art of conversation is not only to say the right thing at the right time, but also to leave unsaid the wrong thing at the tempting moment.” Working…
Extra Cars
The extra cars parked in front of the house could have been there for any reason. A gathering of friends to watch Monday Night Football. A Pampered Chef party. A…
Call Waiting
“Can you hold a second, please? Someone is beeping in.” We phrase it in the form of a question, but we aren’t asking. We’re telling. I silently wondered how he…
Fat Spiders On The 96th Floor
It was July of 1989. En route to Milwaukee for a business meeting I decided to take a few extra days to visit old acquaintances along the way. While in…
Riding In The Scoop
They sat side by side in the passenger area of Gate 25, Terminal 3 at Sky Harbor in Phoenix. If it’s true that people married to one another for a…