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I was reflecting this morning upon my nomadic existence. Every year since I was four, I have spent a year doing one thing, in one place, and with one group of people before moving on to something related, and yet new and different. This used to mean changing grades–new classroom and teacher, new set of [...]

Thursday night, we went to the Yost potluck with a giant bucket of fried chicken in a bag. As we walked toward their house, a small fluffy white terrier rocketed out of a neighbor’s house and started running donuts around us before barring Paul’s way by seating herself directly in front of the bucket of [...]

I drove the “secret way” to Bally’s this afternoon. There was a veritable flock of pigeons milling about in the middle of the “way” eating some junk. I had to honk four times to prevent pigeon pancakes.
Feathered rats.

If four horses run a total of 477 kilometers a day, but they only each have three legs, what sort of a song would they sing?
Find out here.

I’d started this list on Amazon–a wish list–of things I really want. I’ve lately discovered a love for the works of E. Phillips Oppenheim, the British mystery/intrigue writer. As far as I can tell, most of his works are no longer in print. I’ve purchased one ‘omnibus,’ which is what they call a big collection [...]

My d!$#*d school just sent me an email saying I failed to fill out a waiver for student health insurance through the school so they charged me $174. Awesome. I sent an email back saying what the h$#! are you talking about, and how come your email sending abilities only came into existence AFTER you [...]

Moment the First:
Ray remarks that it’s difficult to use silverware at fancy restaurants properly. Do you work from the outside in or inside out? It’s the first way, I tell him. He remarks that he’s used the wrong fork and is now left with a little salad fork with which to eat meat. He glances [...]

This was the conversation as nearly as I can remember it.
Setting: A busy Monday afternoon in line at Stater Bros.
Lady with lotto ticket (butting into grocery store line while cashier is in the midst of ringing someone up. Hands her ticket to cashier): Can you check this for me?
Cashier (staring blankly at LWLT for 5 [...]

Yom Kippur is the Jewish day of atonement, and begins last night at sunset and continues until nightfall today. (The Jewish day begins in the evening.) Traditionally, YK is a time of fasting, prayer, and repentance. Work is prohibited and much of the day is spent at synagogue. It is common to wear white, a [...]