So, you know those kids? Checklist kids? The kids who had their future community service, sports, leadership and grade point averages in neat bullet... Read More
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… on freakin’ chewy centers
In Maine, I have one of those cute little wooden signs. You know the ones. They’re wood and sort of box-y, and also quote-y.... Read More
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… on deciphering marketing (a.ka., math!)
Yesterday I had a great conversation with a fellow human who does on-line stuff like web design and knows what certain acronyms like S.E.O.... Read More
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… on a poem for the ages, er…. age-ed
Mental-Pause I’m hot then not and then I’m freezing I sense my moods might not be pleasing I threaten lives, limbs; mind a’ seizing And in... Read More
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… on a dog’s dream job
A while ago, I noticed that Marshal Dillon Dingle was showing an increased interest in alcohol. So I called him over for a little... Read More
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… on a path full of lessons
I was talking to a rather significant person in my life this morning. She’d received some unsettling medical news recently and has been busy... Read More
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… on being married to a superhero
Tonight the nearly perfect husband declared that he could totally lead a group of geese from Canada to South Carolina. As a little girl.... Read More
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… on the cherishability of crazed days
Yesterday I was out the door and headed for the combo farmers’ market/cheese shop/wine and craft beer shop/nut and gourmet food stand/florist and nursery... Read More
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… on ‘oh my gawd oh my gawd oh my gawd….’
Oh my Gawd oh my Gawd oh my Gawd… OH MY GAWD THE ULTIMATE HOLIDAY PLANNER JUST ARRIVED! ULTIMATE! Okay, see that flower arrangement... Read More
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… on not being a good movie critic (i reveal everything)
I recently discovered the most wonderful movie. Okay, there were probably a few people who knew about it before me, but I am so... Read More
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… on new family additions
This past weekend I went to a really cool place (The author, Jon Katz and his wife, artist Maria Wulf, hosted an open house... Read More
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… on holding out for a hero
Prologue: This. Is our patio. This patio has been here, at the Disposable Shack, every day… since we moved in… in 2004. That’s ten years... Read More