Damage in My Apartment Building

The building is not even ten years old and it had to be rebuilt from the inside out due to so much water damage. Someone forgot to put a water barrier sheet between the inside and teh outside of the building. So we had to live within this construction project for weeks. It was unpleasant.

After The Big Fall

 

After The Big Fall

Atlanta Airport

Atlanta, GA

July 10, 2026

And as the paramedic slammed the back ambulance door shut, I immediately accepted the reality that the rest of my day was not going to continue as planned.

No Alcohol

 Hanging with my Muslim friends at a Pakistani restaurant. A beer would have been perfect with our meal but you cant have everything you want, sometimes.

The Sun Sets Over Hawaii- 2024

 

Hanging With Dr. Biden

 

Accepting My Uncle's Flag

My Cousin

Accepting My Uncle's Flag

Arlington Cemetery

January 25, 2026

My aunt and uncle were buried in Arlington Cemetery with a full military ceremony. It was beautiful. My cousin accepted his flag.

 

Hanging By The Fire Pit

 The fire pit sits in the courtyard of my apartment building. In the evening, we, my neighbors and I,  gather there and bring our adult beverages and bull shit and have a lovely time.

The Sahara Desert, at Sunset- 2025

 

Tiny Mushroom

 I was listening to Stormy Daniels describe Trump's junk and she talked about a tiny mushroom. I tried to image what it would look like. Then I wandered outside and there in my garden was a tiny mushroom. And now I have an image at to what it may look like.

 

The First and the Only Time They Met

June 2019

ATLANTA, GA

I tooK my nephews to meet my aunt and uncle in Atlanta, GA. I really wanted the boys to met them as this was my mother's brother and the boys never had the chance to meet my mother. So I as hoping this might be a connection for them. So we drove from Virginia to Georgia to visit them. I thought for sure that we might have at least one more opportunity ti met.  Then COVID took over and so did Alzheimer Disease and life and it was the only time they ever met.

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Sandhill Cranes- Colorado- 2022

I traveled for Philadelphia to Colorado in February to see these cranes migrate and it was worth every minute of my time. They are magnificent birds.
 

Vegan Wedding Cake

 My nephew married a woman who is vegan. At the wedding, the cake was advertised as being vegan and we all approached the tasting of the cake with some  in trepidation and hesitate. I'm not sure what we thought was going to happen to us as we ate this cake. BUT, it was delicious.

A Letter to the CEO of Delta Airlines

 Subject: Recognition for Exceptional Delta Employee Mamie Johnson (Employee #743017)

On July 10, I was traveling alone through Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, waiting to catch a Delta flight to Bogotá, Colombia. Before my flight, I fell and suffered a broken shoulder. I was taken by ambulance to a local trauma center. After I was stabilized, I was discharged with no real plan for what to do next. At that point, I had only one goal: to get home to Philadelphia.

I took an Uber back to the airport, frightened, exhausted, in severe pain, and completely overwhelmed. I had no idea what had happened to the luggage I had checked that morning, and I didn't have a ticket to get anywhere. I simply didn't know what to do.

As I approached the Delta counter, I noticed Mamie Johnson (Employee #743017) assisting passengers with their luggage tags. I interrupted her and asked if she could tell me where I might find someone who could help me.

She took one look at me and immediately said, "Follow me." She called for a wheelchair, secured my backpack to it, and, before I knew it, had arranged a ticket for me on a 7:00 p.m. flight home. She personally wheeled me to the lost baggage office, where we learned my luggage couldn't be located at that time. She made sure I was reassured that it would be sent to Philadelphia the following day.

Mamie then took me to the wheelchair services office and personally found someone to escort me all the way to my departure gate. Before leaving, she came over to wish me well. I tried to offer her a tip as a small token of my appreciation.

She looked me in the eye and said something I will never forget: "I didn't do all this because I wanted a tip. You needed help. That's what we're supposed to do. We help one another."

Those words brought tears to my eyes.

I told her she could never fully understand how grateful I was. At that moment, I was physically injured, emotionally shaken, and utterly exhausted. I truly needed someone to help me, and Mamie stepped forward without hesitation.

She went far beyond what anyone would expect, not just from an airline employee, but even from many friends. Yet I was a complete stranger, and she treated me with extraordinary kindness, compassion, and dignity.

In a world where people often rush past one another, Mamie reminded me of the very best of humanity. She represents everything Delta should be proud of: professionalism, empathy, and genuine care for others.

I will never forget her kindness, and I will be forever grateful for the care she gave me on one of the most difficult days of my life.

Please extend my deepest thanks to Mamie Johnson and recognize her for the remarkable difference she made. Employees like her don't just represent Delta, they elevate it.