In Perfect Sync

I don't always have a lot to say. Remember those studies that came out years ago that said women use an average of 13,000--20,000 words per day compared to men at 7,000. I don't if that's true, but I definitely feel that I have a certain number of words that my brain allots each day and once they're gone, they're gone. I remember noticing it especially when we moved to the Pacific Northwest. Our tiny little town on our tiny little island wasn't the warmest place in world whether referring to the climate or the friendliness of the locals. Those first few months, in the dead of winter, we didn't get out much. Often, if I needed conversation, I spoke with a friend,...