Like the song, I got up at 12 pm on Monday. But unlike the song, I did not start to work at one. In fact I frittered most of the day away. (I am just a person that needs to have a regular job or I unravel.)
The best kind of [...]
Politicians have never been nice.
CJ was out of town Tuesday and Wednesday.
Tuesday I wasn’t afraid, Wednesday I was.
It is likely I left the house unlocked on both days. I just didn’t notice until Wednesday and then I became afraid.
At the root of my fear was the idea that someone (say, an axe murderer?) was deliberately hiding as [...]
I used to think the secret was in activities unrelated to the source of stress, such as exercising. But I suspect the trick is to think hard of other things.
So puzzling through some theological point while walking to the grocery store helps me more than reading exciting fiction.
Ordinarily I buy frozen chicken pot pies and do a Wendy’s run when CJ goes out of town.
But today I broke with tradition in one bold stroke and make Toad in the Hole, a British main dish consisting of sausages baked in Yorkshire pudding. (”Italian dish” and “Mexican dish” sound very normal but “British [...]
The blurb on the cover said, “Expect to grin the entire time you’re watching.” I think I really did!
I’m finding that I appreciate documentaries, and this one is a success story. New York City kids learn ballroom dancing, and the film argues that through the process they come to hope in the [...]
Less than three miles into our run and I was thirsty.
I was looking forward to the water fountain that I knew could be found on the other side of the lake. But as I chugged up the final hill I saw that I was not the only one panting for a clean drink [...]
We are pleased to announce that we have finally finished painting our stairwell!
At this rate, in another 4 or 5 years we might have pictures on the walls…
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