Orange Is The New Black

It is chilling in the mornings so I am wearing my warm, orange sweater to prepare to leave at 7 am or earlier. Orange is a good colour for mornings - bright and ready to pop your eyeballs open just a little wider. On the other hand, orange is a sign of warning - pay attention! We are heading across the US on highway 2 - a small mostly 2 land road through some really interesting towns. It is fast through Montana and North Dakota, but when we get to Minnesota and Wisconsin things slow down. There are big orange signs with "Road Work Ahead" or "Right Lane Closed Ahead" or "Detour; Road Closed". In Ironwood, we have to go on a big detour that takes us through town and back to hwy 2 which takes about 25 minutes. You can't be in a hurry when it comes to road work, and I begin to groan when I spot a big orange sign in the distance. Orange is the new black! I am reading the book by this name by Piper Kerman. It is a memoir - the story of the year she spent in a women's prison, in Danbury, Connecticut. With a university degree, a good career, a fiancé and a loving family, Piper is 10 years beyond her experience with a woman who convinced her to smuggle drugs and who when caught years later gave Piper's name as one who was involved as well. She meets women from all walks of life, all dressed in prison orange and her story offers a real and rare look into life in prison. Orange is the new black - it's the orange I look forward to each night before turning out the light.