My $.02 - there are good days and bad days. I said goodbye to a great job and cherished co-workers two weeks ago. I'm a casualty in the domino effect of the airline industry collapse.

Mom works for a fed. judge and was issued a gas mask and a metal box in which to open the mail Today's news about the Supreme Court makes me tear up at the thought of her nervously sorting through the daily mail.

All the while, it's a glorious fall and perfect time to pick apples and make a homemade apple pie like last Saturday.

I now have plenty of time to watch MSNBC and CNN compete to deliver the most inflammatory headlines. And I dig reading these posts and remembering when I was an unabashed travel addict.