Category Archives: Life

When making a right turn on a red light, what is the correct sequence of events?

A: Look left, look forward, then accelerate
B: Look left, stomp on the accelerator, rear-end the car in front of you who hasn’t turned yet, you moron.
I hate people. Especially when they rear-end my car with their SUVs.
I was stopped at a red light. The Pathfinder behind me was stopped, also. [...]

Rhinebeck 2008

I should be making soap but I have to get just a couple of pictures up before October is over. Rhinebeck was a mind-boggling event and SO MUCH FUN that I’m feeling just a bit depressed that it’s over.
Friday night I had dinner with Norma, Sandy, Ruby, Barbara, and Leigh at the famous Eveready [...]

Cool stuff

So, it was my birthday a week ago, and Margene gave me this–

Truly, I didn’t know I needed this. But Margene did. My wheel came with an orifice hook, which I was forever trying to balance on the arm of the sofa so that it would be within easy reach when I needed [...]

James, your life commences

On the same day my oldest turned 20, my youngest graduated from high school. The school he attended, and where I teach, is not your typical high school. Like our “Open Mic” event, anyone who wants to speak at graduation, may. My son didn’t want to speak, per se; he wanted to [...]