It’s the 27th of June, and I’ve just planted peas. I am, at a minimum, a month behind every gardener in the state. Maybe if I called up to Maine I’d find someone who hasn’t yet turned over their plot, but even now I think everyone else has dirtier fingers than me.
I overhauled this year, [...]
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The Power of Planting
Posted in Family, Light Thoughts on June 27, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Square Peg, Round Hole: Who Loses?
Posted in Family, Heavy Thoughts, Kids, School on May 28, 2009 | 1 Comment »
I should be tearing my clothes in mourning and gnashing my teeth in torment: my son, a junior in high school, is failing English. Failing badly–or maybe failing superbly. At this writing, his average is like most adults’ ages, a 30-something. Instead of crying from the rooftops, though, I am going to bat for him [...]
Today is a Good Day.
Posted in Family, Heavy Thoughts, Stuff on January 20, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
President Barack Hussein Obama:
“The time has come to reaffirm our enduring spirit; to choose our better history; to carry forward that precious gift, that noble idea, passed on from generation to generation: the God-given promise that all are equal, all are free and all deserve a chance to pursue their full measure of happiness.
We will [...]
One Day, No Pay…
Posted in Family, Heavy Thoughts, Uncategorized on January 14, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
…or less for everyone all around. Thank you to Gov. Rell, a handful of town managers, the casino management, and others for setting an excellent example of comradeship in this bleak economic sea. Meanwhile, those marching on the capitol are missing the bigger picture: the ME decade is long dead, as is our “Get what [...]
Afterglow
Posted in Family on December 26, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The folks came, grayer, slower, less sure of their grip, but jolly and patient with the dogs. The siblings came, one for an hour, one for the day, with hugs and mugs and stories of business and pleasure. The nieces came, one with a new job, the other with a boyfriend who has Intents. He [...]
