My Saturday Companion
Here was a good thing that happened yesterday: Garrison Keillor kicked off a new season of the Prai…
Simone's First Sign of Fall
The other morning I got up extra early to grab a moment of peace for myself. I sat and read my fres…
Late Night Radio Waves
Last night I listened to some community radio while I was washing dishes. It was after 10:00, whic…
Oh The Smells I Left Behind
The air is cool. It feels like fall. I smelled the interior of an elementary school today--it smell…
Nine Nine Oh Nine
Today's date is 9/9/09. Andi, we got the note you left, you clever rascal! Yes, 9.9.9 is positi…
Circle Drive
One day after dropping my daughter off at school I found myself in a ritzy neighborhood. I needed t…
Living the Dream
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The Physics Of A Falling Coffee Cup
On Tuesday this incredible thing happened at work. I didn't think such a thing was possible. The laws of falling bo…
As Vichyssoise Season Winds Down
We nearly screamed for ice cream last Friday at the ice cream social held at Annabelle's school. Five hundred famil…
Holy Crap, It's Cold!
This morning Roger heard the following forecast: The current temperature was 4 degrees. The high today would be 9 degre…
Burn Barrel
Holy smoke. This is the way I remember it. How ours looked, in the back yard, behind the elm tree, next to the alley. A…
No Jellybeans On Easter.
I couldn't find our Easter baskets. They're either in the garage, buried under a pile of boxes and probably all…
Morning Glory Man
This morning on my way to work, there was a man standing in the intersection, handing something out. He was an older m…
