by Jackie | The One With, The Subway Chronicles
I came across some notes I’d made for in my journal for an old Subway Chronicles post. The two girls in this piece are probably off to college by now. Consider these two scenarios from separate subway rides this week: On an uptown 2 train, a man in a suit and...
by Jackie | Life Happens, The One With, Work 'n Such
I don’t know how I got on the mailing list. I’ve never bought anything from them, either in person or online. I live about 2,000 miles from their closest brick-and-mortar stores. Yet once a month or so, I receive a catalog from this women’s...
by Jackie | Living Deliberately, The One With
A few years ago, I was watching a television show about gardening. (Why? I don’t have a garden. Or a yard. Or even a green thumb for that matter.) I saw a clip about Pearl Fryar, a self-taught topiary artist. I use the word artist deliberately, and you’ll...
by Jackie | Life Happens, Living Deliberately, The One With
“It underscores our responsibility to deal more kindly with one another and to preserve and cherish the pale blue dot—the only home we’ve ever known.” ~Carl Sagan A confluence of three events occurred in recent weeks: two were global news and one was...
by Jackie | Life Happens, Living Deliberately, The One With
Every morning in my neighborhood park, I watch a greyhound play fetch. He has sleek, black fur, but he wears a red coat now that it’s cold. He streaks across the grass in a blur of grace and fluidity, his paws meeting beneath him and then extending for another...
by Jackie | Living Deliberately, The One With, Work 'n Such
Work ended on a sour note the other day. I learned, only after several emails and phone calls, that a supplier was going to be late making a delivery—four or five days late. The supplier feigned an apology in the same backhanded way Shia LeBeouf apologizes to his...
