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Thankful

Today was the day. It made the most sense. My sister was in town from the Bay Area; it was an easy day for my brother to come into Columbia; and, well, it just…

A true gentleman

There is a gentle man who comes through the neighborhood where I live. He does this each year in the fall, like clockwork, offering to clean leaves out of gutters and do minor patches on…

He’s got a gal

One of my Uber Chronicles stories. Next up, I’m wandering through a mess of a mall parking lot trying to find my rider. My GPS is telling me to turn right,…

THIS is Burning Man!

While the interwebs are filled with photos of glamorous, hot, sexy, booty-short-wearing women (and men) at #BurningMan… women with inexplicably clean hair, with boots they couldn’t walk more than 20 yards in (and never…

Fleeing Wilma

In 2005, I was married to an amazing man, Eran Eisen, and we were living in south Florida, right below West Palm Beach, when news of Hurricane Wilma came through. Wilma was a…

Five’s a crowd

My next pick-up is nearby in Capitol Hill, land of many old historic homes, the U.S. Capitol, the Senate and House office buildings, the Library of Congress and more. I pull up and see…

It was fate

From my Uber Chronicles I’m on the highway heading home now. A ride request comes in. I take it. I’m headed to a Walmart to get my passenger. He calls right away. His voice…

Free sugar cookies 

I see my rider standing outside the Harris Teeter grocery store. He’s dressed in athletic clothing, looking nonchalant as heck. He sees me approaching and casually waves his hand in acknowledgement.  His Uber…