by Sandy Moffett | Mar 8, 2020 | article
After we passed through Phoenix’s airport security, my husband and I settled in to wait for the boarding call, just thankful to find two seats together. I scanned the crowd of travelers. There were tired parents with cranky children and businessmen whose suits were...
by Sandy Moffett | Mar 8, 2020 | article
Kenny was the uncle of my son’s best friend in elementary school. He was homeless and collected cans to get money for food and beer. Since the boys lived within a block of each other we saw Kenny with some regularity, however, after we moved to another part of town,...
by Sandy Moffett | Mar 8, 2020 | article
I’m a talker. It’s what I do. Truth be told, sometimes I’m uncomfortable in large groups, but get me one on one and I’m a chatter box. While walking the deck of a cruise ship I came face to face with “tattoo guy,” a man I’d guess was in his forties, nicely dressed,...
by Sandy Moffett | Mar 4, 2020 | article
Driving through downtown where road construction has kept us zigzagging for months, I saw a detour sign that pointed straight down toward the ground. At first, I laughed, thinking that someone was playing a prank, but then I started thinking about the detours in our...
by Sandy Moffett | Feb 28, 2020 | article
A child’s first birthday is full of excitement; not for the child, because they have no concept of what a birthday is. It’s just another day – until it’s not. People show up carrying armloads of bright colored paper. They put you in your highchair, but there’s no...
by Sandy Moffett | Feb 23, 2020 | article
When I travel, I depend on media and word of mouth for my dining choices. On this day, they came together to lead me to a busy café within walking distance of point A, my hotel and point B, the train I needed to catch. The diner was an eclectic mix of ages, races; the...
