Well the new sewer main has been laid and buried and new concrete has been poured. That all happened last Monday. Ian even had the kids come down into the basement and put their handprints in the concrete. Which delighted them, mostly because the basement looks like a horrific, unlivable wreck right now, and that [...]

I’ve developed a weekly thrifting habit. It’s just a little habit – the habitual part is a weekly Saturday morning trip to my primary thrift store. I confess, though, some weekends I visit a second thrift store. Or the Habitat for Humanity Re-Store. Or some antique stores. Or I stop at garage sales. Today I [...]

Sometimes someone makes a statement to you, about how they see you, and it’s as if you’ve somehow caught a glimpse of the back of your ear in the mirror – an angle of yourself you’ve never contemplated before. My friend from high-school was in town last week. She said this to me, “I never [...]

Walking home from work today, I passed a couple of girls on the street. I recognized them from my son’s class. And at the same time that I recognized them, a dude drove by in a car and hollered at them. I wanted to weep. Or run and put my arms around them. Or shake [...]