Pamela Gibson

My niece, Meredith Krauss, posted her Mother’s Day activities on Facebook like so many others, but they’re worth sharing for two reasons. First, she turned the phrase “random acts of kindness” into action. Second, she had her two young sons with her. Her posts were called “the kindness challenge” and I don’t know if it … Read more

I finally met Rhett Butler. I walked into a bar and there he was looking suave and dangerous, the kind of man who should have swept Scarlett O’Hara off her feet from the moment they met. Instead she spent half the time chasing after that wimpy Ashley. Scarlett was there, too, looking demure—not at all … Read more

We all make dumb mistakes. It’s understandable. We’re scheduled to the max. Our brains are on overload. Life pulls us in too many directions. One of my mother’s favorite phrases when she screwed up was “time to make a reservation for me at the old folks’ home.” I’ve had one of those weeks. Preparing to … Read more

Today is Shakespeare’s birthday and the internet is full of his phrases and terms that have become part of our cultural speech. “Vanished into thin air.” “It’s Greek to me.” “Danced attendance on.” “Budged an inch.” “Dead as a doornail.” I was never fond of the bard. In school one had to study hard to … Read more

I’m feeling a little mystical this morning, pondering fate and the existence of that fickle finger that leads you into new directions. Perhaps the bottle of old vine zinfandel I had with my dinner last night had something to do with it. Or maybe it was the scorpion I saw climbing the wall next to … Read more