Think Pink (And the World Is Rosey-Red)

Sure enough, things are turning pink here. It's a big relief. Moreso than green, I think, because people around here will water their lawns all summer to keep them dark and soft. But pink just flares all at once like flush across cheeks. It is the most flattering color. I suppose I don't mind Maryland this time of year.

Departures

You were probably wondering what I did at the Southwest Airlines terminal during my six-hour layover in Chicago. I read a few magazines. I ate a salad. I worked on some letters. Mostly, though, I sat at a tiny table with red vinyl toadstools planted around it in the "Kid's Corner" and watched Pink Panther episode after Pink Panther episode. It was a departure, I think, from the frenzy and noise and three screens' worth of CNN in the rest of the terminal.