Up Against The Wall: Part One
Last century, I glazed a bunch of tiles for a backsplash in our new kitchen. [...]
The First Bird
People are always assuming I'm a birder, but the evidence is circumstantial. For instance, they [...]
Debbie Saves The Day
This is Debbie. The reporter glanced at his notes as he trudged back to his [...]
The Purpose Of Time
It's in a women's magazine at the doctor's office. With a little ingenuity and the [...]
The Sky Is Falling And You Will Too
Wintry Mix, 1978 We're in line for what the weathermen typically call a "wintry mix." [...]
Feature This
Every day, merely in the act of remaining alive, your body sheds billions of skin [...]
Up And Down
It's not that I never challenge myself. Just this week I played Chopin in front [...]
Snap!
Here's how it works. You're a certain age and sex, you take pictures of yourself [...]
Dampened
My goodness, but it's raining; been raining for days. I thought the sky had forgotten [...]
Stalking The Wild Tenant
New Victims It's a chilly day and I'm watching our new tenants move into the [...]
The Groutmaster
I'm kind of pleased, actually. I just installed a kitchen tile backsplash all by myself. [...]
The Tiny Hat Club
I happen to know, because of once having been fitted for a graduation cap, that [...]
The Bed Is Just To Hold The Pillows Up
I finally punched through my favorite bed sheet the other day. I've been sleeping on [...]
Pass The Cheese And Quackers
Medical specialists may seem like dull people, with their narrow focus and all, but they [...]
They Didn’t Mind The Quack Quack Quack
Kaiser Permanente is a highly regarded health maintenance organization, and I like them well enough. [...]