Unbalanced Load
2014-05-18 – Sometimes when I’m sitting at the desk in my subterranean lair, I begin to notice a sound. Wub-wub-wub-wub. That’s the sound of the washer trying to spin an […]
Tag Archives: Life
The Angel of Death Did Not Pass Over
2014-05-15 – As we drove home from the hospital tonight when she died, we noticed that the moon was full. The last time the moon was full, it was Passover, […]
What Can I Complain About Now?
2014-05-08 – For the first time this year, every day in the five-day forecast hits 70 degrees (20 degrees Celsius). I just got back from a walk in the park […]
Congratulate Steve On His New Job! Not!
2014-04-20 – “Congratulate Steve on his new job!” was the message that LinkedIn sent out to all my connections when I updated my profile to reflect the fact that I […]
Downcast Eyes
2014-04-08 – If you see me with downcast eyes, let me assure you that it is only temporary. The problem is my new glasses. I wear progressive lenses. The top […]
On Campus
2014-04-01 – While my wife Kit was signing us up for Obamacare (which she calls ACA), I was on a tour through the bucolic campus of Grinnell College in […]
Born Again and Again
2014-03-30 – My brother-in-law Tim seems to have more than one birthday. Oh, they’re all in the last week of March, but they seem to move around each year. His […]
The Music of Spring
2014-03-20 – We had our piano tuned yesterday. There are 88 keys on a piano, but there are far more strings than keys (over 200, depending on the type […]
It Never Rains But It Pours
2014-03-18 – There’s an old saying: “It never rains but it pours.” When bad things happen, supposedly, they happen all at once. I’m feeling a bit like that right now […]
Making the Invisible Visible
2014-03-06 – The dawn cracked this morning as I took my dog Lefty on a quick walk before leaving on my walking commute. A faint blue line painted the Eastern […]
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