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Doing what we do

Over at a friend's house the other day, she made a few fussy sounds when her Walmart order arrived and she hadn't received the particular candy corn she'd requested.  "What's the big deal?"…

The city version

I have a Solo Stove, and since starting to look into getting one, I've watched the market try to gobble up more space in the "easy, safe fire" solution category. Many an…

Forgotten territories?

The first time I heard of / learned of Puerto Rico's financial difficulties was one time when Lin-Manuel Miranda slammed a plea for PR debt forgiveness into an interview. He mentioned some obscure…

Wrapping up

'Tis the season of late summer. Of early fall harvests. The time when many a plant give their last hurrah, their fruit, their seeds. I can talk a good game about gardening, though truth…

Blue fungus

At a neighborhood barbecue recently, I wanted to prepare the Solo Stove for the night-time "mini bonfire" ahead. I started gathering some kindling and smaller wood from a nearby woodpile when my eyes…

Bandaids

I think I've used maybe one bandaid in the past year or two, but somehow needed TWO today! One new piece of glass/tupperware stuff chipped and I cut my finger. And then later,…