Monthly Archives: April 2020

Recreation: Carefully Managed

Posted on April 27, 2020 by Paula

1943, Miami Beach, Florida What do I know about these two people who grew up more than a thousand miles apart, who would meet and marry in 1944? What did I know about the social norms of that decade? I … Continue reading →

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Stratoliner, She Flies Above the Clouds! It’s 1940!

Posted on April 20, 2020 by Paula

Author’s note: I’ve recently come across a flight attendant blog by Heather Poole who writes about flying as a flight attendant in 2020. One of her quotes, “Once a flight attendant, always a flight attendant” helps explain my ongoing interest … Continue reading →

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Essential or Expendable?

Posted on April 12, 2020 by Paula

Both the U.S. government and the airline industry have played Russian roulette, that is, a dangerous and deadly game with the lives of flight attendants–all 120,000 of them working for U.S. airlines! Only recently have various airline officials voice concern … Continue reading →

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Redirection & Reflections….

Posted on April 5, 2020 by Paula

“While the future remains unknown, we can still ground ourselves in the steady rhythm of Mother Earth. Hope is handed to us in small pleasures.” That positive quote is from the women who publish We’Moon calendars and books. Every woman … Continue reading →

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