The sidewalk capades
We’re digging out from under here, and in some places have chopped through enough ice [...]
Worth a plugged nipple
Yesterday? Nothing much. Just fixed a major appliance—thank you for asking. Last night I pulled [...]
Next up: snot and prickles
Two weeks in advance, They said it was coming. They’re getting pretty dang good at [...]
You can’t go wrong.
I like to go hiking with my niece Elizabeth whenever I can. We have certain [...]
Here, Babe! Here, Babe!
I don’t make tea often. When I do, I nuke tap water in a cup [...]
Solving everything with one easy friend
Good ol’ Tom’s over here and well on the way to solving every computer-related issue [...]
Borrowing a cup of brains
I’m not good at figuring things out. I take the long road around and don’t [...]
A new source of water to waste
We’re famous for our water here on Earth. We’re probably the envy of the solar [...]
A bolt of joy
One thing about Portland. You no sooner fall in love with a new brewpub or [...]
How not to youtube
It’s not that I don’t clean the toilet. I do clean the toilet. But the [...]
The care and feeding of the curmudgeonry
Normal morning, here. Cup of coffee, Wordle, and then the NY Times Spelling Bee, in [...]
The upside to your downslide
When I was a tadpole, the whole family went to National Airport at least once [...]
The Spandex blowout–and just in time for Margaret Day!
When I was thirteen years old, it was fashionable to wear pants so tight you [...]
Next up, a drone strike
I have a good phone, but I don’t ask much of it. I’m sure it’s [...]
My first Barbie
I got my first Barbie on Thanksgiving Day. She was perched like a mudflap girl [...]