I need to write something. I've been neglecting you, dear readers. But I don't have much to say. Summer has wound down with one last trip to the lake and one last (probably) paddle board excursion. I typically write about both of these, but I didn't take many pictures with which to accessorize any such... Continue Reading →
After having our patio lights destroyed by a particularly misguided squirrel on two different occasions, I was left with no option but to apply the scientific method to the problem. Step 1: Observation/Question - The squirrels (possibly one particular individual, "Sparky") are chewing the lightbulbs off my string of patio lights/how do I make the... Continue Reading →
I started writing up a whole thing about how I didn't have anything to talk about and how I'm pretty sure that meant my brain was broken, but then I remembered A Thing I Did, so I made friends with the delete key and started over. A couple weeks ago I did a fun thing... Continue Reading →
Pippin is a very gentle dog, though you might not guess it to look at him. He actively smiles, and only people who have had a smiler of their own recognize this look as one of love and excitement as it is admittedly similar to a snarl. Sometimes we meet people who tell us that... Continue Reading →
You know that thing our brains do when we're falling asleep and we remember something from the distant past with no real reason? Most of the time it's something mortifying that we have desperately tried to forget but can't, like when you accidentally called your teacher "mom" or loudly farted while giving a presentation in... Continue Reading →
I can't pinpoint exactly when my fascination with England began, but it was sometime in my early childhood, around when I first started to grasp the concept that there were other places in the world beyond my little pocket of rural central Missouri. I consumed a lot of fantasy as a child (both in story... Continue Reading →
A year ago today was my last day of formal employment and I thought I'd take a few minutes to reflect on the year it's been. As always seems the case, the past year seems both surprisingly short and exhaustingly long. On the one hand, I can't believe it's been a whole year since I... Continue Reading →
When I was in second grade, I began to notice that sometimes my eyes took a few minutes to adjust from writing or drawing at my desk to reading what the teacher had written on the chalkboard. I wasn't particularly concerned; I'd look at the board and after a couple minutes the words came into... Continue Reading →
It's that time of year again: grass is greening up, trees are blossoming, the days are starting to get a little longer, it's starting to get just a little warmer outside, and Lady Liberties and Uncle Sams are sprouting at every major intersection. It's tax time! In the United States, anyway; I don't know how... Continue Reading →
It's finally done: the oven saga is finished. Some of you may recall a few months ago I posted an update about nothing much in particular that turned into a rant about my oven. To sum up, I had purchased several new appliances in 2021 from Lowe's in addition to the Protection Plan that they... Continue Reading →
