The Great Beyond

The Great Beyond

The two words “graduation” and “commencement” are interchangeably used for an event that gives people a degree or diploma, lots of kudos, and of course, presents. They are both the beginning and the end. I choose to use the word “commencement,” because it is the...
Brain Drain or What Would Cody Do?

Brain Drain or What Would Cody Do?

I don’t know about everyone else, but some days, my brain feels empty, like it needs a shot of something, OJ or something stronger. Coffee doesn’t quite do it, and tea never has, so what to do? My brain drain began Monday and worsened as the week wore on. By yesterday...
Police Blotter Mania

Police Blotter Mania

A few months ago, I began writing a column for the Stillwater County News.  It’s called “Ramblings by Miss Gail” and I am having a lot of fun with it. The SCN is a small, county newspaper, a weekly, and fun to read. It has all the local news, like the comings and...
Me and Mao

Me and Mao

Wrinkly Bits A Blog by Gail Cushman One of our stops in China was Tiananmen Square, a huge government square in Beijing, famed for Chinese meetings and events. In 1989 it caught international attention when pictures of riots and protests captured the media’s attention...
We’ve Been Shanghai-d

We’ve Been Shanghai-d

Wrinkly Bits A Blog by Gail CushmanI am not sure what day it is, what time it is, what direction we are going, but I do know that we are in China. Our first port was Shanghai, with a population of about 29,000,000 people, give or take a few. Buildings compete to be...