Sunday Thinking

Okay…Before we start the festivities, know this: mom, I love you. And that’s why I can laugh at (and with) you. I have decided that my mother does her best and most active thinking on Sunday mornings. And if I pulled my cell phone records for the last eight years or so, I could prove […]

Coming Back

For those keeping score at home, yes, I’ve been gone for about a week. I blame the usual suspects: nothing to say, no desire to say it, a complete giving over to the desire to become a blob in a comfy chair at home and appreciate the American dream of total laziness. You’d think it […]

Then and Now

We went to the fair on Friday afternoon. It was hot, crowded, tiring, but still fun for the five-plus hours we spent there. We’ve all gotten to the point where there are just a few things that each person wants to do, so we hit those, eat what we want to eat, and leave. No […]

Back To It

Tomorrow’s Labor Day, which means that the day after that is the return to the normal schedule around here. We’ve had our three months of Summer freedom, hot weather, shorter hours, transitions, and the like. Now it’s time to get back to things. Like the blog, here. I didn’t mean to be away from it […]

Yeah, So That Happened…

It’s not often that one hears about a nasty storm that hit the city you live in from one of your own kids who are far, far away. Yet it happened. Let me rehash this strange weekend for you, starting from the end: Our cable is out. Again. Which means that our access to the […]