Death virus
The year was 1994. Marching band tour. Bus 1. The Death Bus Virus started in the back of the bus with Andy R., our lead tuba. Now, a couple of notes about tuba players. One, they are very good kissers …
Growing, growing, please be gone!
It started innocently enough. Three small, wimpy rhubarb plants from the local nursery. Sorry, they told us, you won’t have a rhubarb harvest this season. Don’t worry, the grandma told us, I’ll bring out chopped rhubarb when I come to …
Need a laugh?
It’s Friday, it’s gloomy (here), of course you need a laugh! Get directions from Denver to Paris. Don’t see it? Scroll down to #31. How’s your backstroke? 🙂 Have a great weekend!
Bear with me…
this is a work in progress. Yes, I know all my links have disappeared into the ether, but I was going to update them anyway, so I’m not that upset. But I am exhausted and going to bed now. After …
Thursday Thirteen: Energy
Ten years ago I had my second bout with Mono. Anyone who tells you that you can have mono only once needs to come hang out with me for awhile. Recently it occurred to me that since that second go …
Attack of the Bog Beast
A is on spring break this week. Poor kid has a wicked cold. This used to happen to me, without fail, when I would come home from college for anything longer than a weekend. I could finally relax, and bingo! …
For lunch: peanuts and Cracker Jack
It’s a beeyuuutiful day, it’s April, it’s Opening Day for my Cubbies. And we are in first place. May it still be so in September.
Come on baby, light my fire
Our electric bills have been through the roof lately, so yesterday Tom and I met with Ed, a gentleman from our electric company, for a free energy audit. We were discussing electric vs. gas, and I commented that I wished …