Getting Up to Speed!
Average beats per minute when reading out loud.Knowing the environmental complications that would occur over the next seventeen years, I abruptly ended my conversation with neighbor Ben. No sense wasting precious time, so I bolted out the front door, followed by my...
OMG!
We are still huddled in the corner of my home, watching the 2007 version of myself speak with Ben about our new neighbor, Marcellus Shale. Although I already know what transpires during this conversation, my passengers only hear me from 2007 speaking. So they only...
New Neighbors
It was Ben who first told me about our new neighbor, Marcellus Shale. I asked him when and where this new neighbor would be living and if I should take him my usual gift of Jordan Marsh blueberry muffins (let me know if you want the recipe; they're yummy). But I was...
Final Jeopardy
"Both Quinn and I were aware of the impending threat to the Ambridge Reservoir, which provided drinking water for 30,000 people living in Beaver County. Even though I was determined to prevent what was about to occur, I couldn't shake the feeling that stopping it...
The Predatory Pipeline
Wish landed, but not exactly where I had expected. After all, I did say, 'It's off to Beaver County and the Predatory Pipeline.' But I never told Wish when or where in Beaver to land, and knowing that this pipeline would take several years to build, it had to be...
Pulling Strings
Perched at the edge of Wish, I stretch my neck as far as it will go, reach my right arm over, and wait with bated breath. Time seems to drag on as I strain, feeling the ache in my neck and back intensify. My arm grows weary. Finally, the quilled animal arrives at the...
All Aboard
Finally, I’m in the large, fortified Wish basket, and although ready for travel, I am uncertain what direction the wind will blow. As I wait for all you travelers to come on board, my mind wanders, wondering what will come next. I recall Dad handing over a map while...
The Cookie Crumbled
Yes, in 2003 I saw it through my binoculars - the big smiley face logo on the Eat’n Park balloon heading South toward my home. It was the answer to my question about finding happiness. Indeed, I interpreted the sweet big cookie smile to mean that I would once again...
Blowin’ in the Wind
So there we were: Dave, our neighbors, and me greeting a couple of strangers who had disrupted our sleep on a Sunday morning in 1992 after landing in a hot air balloon at the end of our street. We watched them climb out of the attached basket, gather up the silk...
Up, Up and Away
Dear Passengers, Electra joins me in thanking you for two years of time travel adventures. And I thank Electra for helping me reflect upon and then express past events in my life. During our thirty-one excursions, some exciting, some informative, some sad, I attempted...
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