The other night after I had read to the boys and Marisa was singing their nighttime songs I heard a very loud meowing. Since we don’t have a cat, this struck me as slightly odd but not too odd. We …
Many years ago I visited my in-laws’ and admired their next door neighbor’s fiberglass crab. It stood guard under their deck and it delighted me. Over the years that crab remained. Exposed to the w…
If you’re Joe Abercrombie curious (he’s often called a “grimdark” fantasy writer) then pick up The Devils for $3. It is lots of fun, a good intro to Abercrombie and a stand alone book (for the moment). https://amzn.to/4ciT5Mv
President Trump has strong “making up the book report in front of the class” energy. Too bad he’s in command of the most destructive forces in the world.
A teenager in crisis is still alive because their parents put a lock on that gun. A mom mixed baby formula with safe drinking water and did not have to think twice about it. An asthmatic kid did no…
Yesterday was a banner day in my life as a homeowner (yes, we bought a house in Portland, Oregon! I need to write a post about that too): I mowed a lawn for the first time. And installed a ceiling …
March was a tough month for reading because my mind was otherwise occupied by moving into our new house, getting settled, and trying to both keep track of and cross things off of a very long list o…