Not All New Adventures Are Pleasant — But They’re New
When I wrote down my intentions in January for the next three months, I added, at the end of each …
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Can’t Write? Make Soup
I sat here today for hours and hours and, admittedly, in between numerous games of Free Cell, I wrote unacceptable, …
Learning a Life Lesson From My Buddy
My 11-year-old-going-on-47-year-old friend stopped by last night. I almost always enjoy a visit from him. It’s true that sometimes he drives …
Doesn’t Everyone Deserve a Little Red Envelope Now and Again?
I was on the search this past week for little red envelopes. They couldn’t be just any red envelope but …
How do I Mark 25 Years of Being in Oh Canada?
Five years ago, as I was approaching my 20th year in Oh Canada, I wrote that I would be doing …
Resolving Not to Bother Myself with Resolutions
I am resolutely refusing to make any resolutions for this coming year. Sure, it’s the start of a new decade, …
A Sven and Brigit Adventure
The resident trolls, Sven and Brigit, have escaped their cave and are out on the town. In their case, said …
Writing Should be More Accommodating, Don’t you Think?
Here I am ready to write this week’s blog and nothing’s coming. I missed my Friday self-imposed — reinforced by …
Have a Seat Please … And Wait and Wait and Wait.
I have been doing an informal survey of the quality of seats in doctors’ offices over the past week or …
Thinking about This Temp Assignment Called My Life
Back in the 1970s when I returned to DC from a year working in Germany, I signed up for work …
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