Contemplation about the off-road vehicle in my life continues. We’re feeling pretty confident that we’ll sell the LJ at this point. It’ll be hard for me to be without a soft-top vehicle, and harder still to succumb to the “big SUV” nature of what we’re heading toward, but it’s almost …
Not quite the record I set last year, but it was a lot of raking just the same. What was most depressing, I must say, was looking up into the oak canopy — beautiful though it is — and seeing how many unfallen leaves remain. I suspect I’ll have at …
After last week’s misery of mid-term + Shako + illnesses anguish, I was very much looking forward to a weekend with nothing but raking to do. I even had hopes of sleeping in a bit this morning, which started off well enough when the Hobbit climbed up into our bed …
Perhaps no better statement about the craziness of this week can be made than the simple fact that this moment — 11:42pm on Wednesday — is the first chance I’ve had to sit down and take a breath for many days. Alas, it is only the big gulp of air …
I’m grading this weekend. In an unrelated matter, it’s time for the NFL Combine. I thus offer you, in lieu of something more interesting, link to this terrific video on NFL.com, which dissects in slow-motion what an astounding throw Jay Cutler made — and what a great route and game-winning …