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Her Lame Son

Sat, 24 Nov 2012, 09:32 PM (-06:00)

1. The Airport Sometimes mom stops and turns just as the airport sliding doors open. She stops and turns and smiles. And we wave one last time. But this time she didn’t. I was standing there in case she did. And I was smiling, because we had a good week. But she was preoccupied and […]

Waiting for Baggage in Lihue

Sat, 21 Apr 2012, 07:32 PM (-06:00)

Having arrived in Lihue, we waited at baggage claim A for our bags. “Why are our bags always last?” Trudy asked, adding in her characteristically optimistic fashion, “They must have been the first ones on!” So we waited. And we waited. And then the carousel stopped. There was no sign of our big yellow duffle or […]

40 Minutes

Sun, 18 Apr 2010, 08:59 PM (-06:00)

“Forty minutes minimum wait,” the woman behind the shuttle van counter said. “No matter where I’m going?” “Forty minutes minimum wait.” I stood there as she watched me and the lady behind me waited. “Ok,” I said. “I guess I’ll take the taxi.” She waved outside and to the left. The automatic doors opened for […]