Monthly Archives: December 2008

Universal Wireless for All

When I was in college, I had what you might call a Diet Pepsi & Mountain Dew habit. But then I spent a sememster in Austria, where Diet Pepsi was made with saccharin, which made me nauseous. After enduring the knife-splitting headaches of withdrawal, I swore off addiction once and for all.

And then came blogging. No, I’m not stocking up on Advil again, but I haven’t had much access to Mayberry or mamabird or the rest of you, and it’s making me a teensy bit antsy. Okay, maybe “antsy” isn’t how the others would describe it, but seriously, it’s making me nuts.

I’d like to do a real post here, something about New Year’s and goals or resolutions or lofty aspirations. But since I’m totally stealing my dad’s laptop and sneaking in a few forbidden moments to myself, I don’t have time right now. Instead, I simply want to wish all of you a happy and healthy 2009. And dream of universal access to wireless for everyone!

Have I…?

forgotten that I have a blog and bloggy friends? No.

driven through an ice storm that turned a 10 hour trip into 12? Yes.

been up to my eyeballs in extended family fun? Oh yes!

had access to wireless? Not even close.

wondered how people survive without wireless? Several times an hour.

ever posted from my iPhone before? Nope. A first time for everything.

And, hopefully, the last. Perhaps we’ll get them wireless for Mother’s Day!

To friendship, and Kelly Corrigan, who said it for all of us

My dear friend Sam sent me this link, and reminded me once again why I always miss her so much.  She’s funny and she’s kind and she’s smart, and she likes me back.  What more can you ask?  Alas, miles and miles separate us now, except for those weekends we jet off and meet up to bask in the warmth of South Beach.  Or the rare occasions when we both end up on Nantucket, kids in tow, all of us descending on our friend Debbie’s house, because she dared to live in such a wonderland.  Or the times we plan a trip, because we’ve reached a certain age, and allow our husbands to come along for once.  These times come sporadically now and perhaps because of that I treasure them even more.  But whether it’s been three months or twelve, what I know is this:  I can’t wait to laugh and share with Sam again.

For those of you who haven’t seen it, take a minute for yourself and your girlfriends, or perhaps to better understand your wife and her girlfriends, and listen to Kelly Corrigan’s Words on Women and Strength.  (Ms. Corrigan is also the author of The Middle Place.)
Three cheers for friendship.  Let’s all tend to ours in 2009.