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I Still Want to Be the Hare
Years ago, I happened to be at a Tokyo airport during a super typhoon. I had a one-day layover and no money. My plan was to loiter inside the airport until my flight the next day. I say a Tokyo airport because at the time, there were two. Mine was the one that closed at…
Donuts, Dogs and Do I Know You?
Picture a Starbucks patio and three people enjoying drinks, contraband donuts and each other’s company. It’s my daughter’s birthday. Enter a woman with two large dogs on leashes. Picture me ignoring her and the two dog snouts that are hovering an inch from my knee. She sits at a table next to us and tugs…
All-the-Time Friend
In an unusual act of stepping out of my routine, I stopped singing along to a Mariah Carey song and listened instead. On this occasion, the song was Anytime You Need a Friend. I was in my car, and Mariah was claiming that anytime I needed a friend, she would be there. She was pretty…
Into the Comfort Zone 