Having lived on the I-95 corridor, learning to drive inside the Corridor of Hell otherwise known as the Capital Beltway… when I first moved to Buffalo, all of the road names sounded really bizarre to me. And it wasn’t because they were long and had too many consonants (you try pronouncing Scajaquada your first day in town!) It was because they all came with THE in front of them. And there were so many different TYPES of “highways” — THE thruway, THE expressway, THE highway, THE skyway, THE, THE, THE. But there was also none of THE traffic that I had… Read More »
Captain’s Log: A Public Journal to Bring Mom’s Community Together
It all started with a phone call at ~8:00 am December 16, 2016. Mom was sick, she had collapsed and was being taken to the hospital, but her friend was sure it was just exhaustion or anxiety or panic. Nothing serious. She was fine last night, after all. I agreed. My gut disagreed, but it was plausible that this was all just a bit of morning drama. We had made the difficult decision to call hospice for Pops, Mom’s Dad, late the night before. When the phone first rang I was actually positive the woman had just misspoke and we… Read More »