I wanted to let the world know that no one had a perfect life, that even the people who seemed to have it all had their secrets.

Mom also hinted a couple of times that it was good I was going to college, since with one failed marriage behind me, I 'd have trouble landing a good husband and would need something to fall back on. "A package that's been opened once doesn't have the same appeal".

I could see why Archimedes got all excited. There was nothing finer than the feeling that came rushing through you when it clicked and you suddenly understood something that had puzzled you. It made you think it just might be possible to get a handle on this old world after all.

A lady's hair is her crowning glory

When I asked my mother, ‘how do I tell people about you’ her answer was ‘tell the truth’. But of course, the truth is never simple.

Don't worry, God understands,' Mom said. 'He knows that your father is a cross we must bear.

Once you'd resolved to go, there was nothing to it at all.