One of my grandson’s favorite foods is waffles. He used to like them frozen out of a box – that started when he was teething and frozen waffles seemed to soothe his gums. He’s graduated to the real deal now. He’s a very picky eater, believing not in the pyramid of food groups but in [...]
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reading and waffles
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged family, reading, waffles on November 30, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Parable
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged meaning of life, poetry on November 13, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
I’m canceling my Sunday New York Times subscription for a couple of reasons, but I’ll miss that once-in-while discovery of a wonder that sneaks onto their pages. Here’s the link to the back page of the Times where this wonderful poem was published. Thank you poet ‘”LOUISE GLÜCK, winner of the Pulitzer Prize and author, [...]
Decide: Who loses a job?
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged budget woes, coworker issues, early retirement, quitting, Work, work and family, work-life balance on November 1, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Our financial situation is not very healthy here at the little newspaper. We all know it. We’re looking over the edge of the canyon of financial doom, wondering if a bridge will appear or if we’ll get pushed in. Several of us have worked here for more than 20 years. Others have been here long [...]
Why I love community gardening and Ace Hardware
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Ace Hardware, community garden, life on September 28, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
August was bad for me and my garden. It was miserably hot and humid. Early in the month I lost my corn crop to corn borers, pulled up gasping tomato plants, and left the beans and peppers to struggle on alone. I abandoned them throughout all of September until the Friday morning before our monthly [...]
out with the table, in with the pizza and a good son
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged recycling on September 21, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
It’s Brush and Bulky pickup week! My week when the city sends its big trash trucks around the neighborhood to pick up stuff you can’t fit into your regular trash container. Broken furniture, tree branches, palm fronds, kiddie toys cracked and faded by the desert sun. No chemicals or paint. This is turning into a [...]
is buying a Kindle a betrayal?
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged books, Kindle, library, reading on September 9, 2010 | 3 Comments »
I never considered buying a Kindle. Until, well, last week for about five minutes before I bought one. It could be that I pre-ordered one of the new (cheapest) Kindles because since my house was burgled I’ve been suffering unreasonable urges to buy more stuff. But I hope I ordered it because of the reason [...]
and does it matter where you’re buried?
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged ancestors, family, family tree, Pilgrims, Truro on September 7, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
I occasionally google myself to see if anything bizarre shows up on the list. I’ve gone from three pages to nine, with a lot of repetitions but only a few links totally unrelated. At least the one linking to my race time in a half-marathon is gone. Years ago I walked in a fundraiser, the [...]
who knows which child gets left behind?
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged community, education, issues, My Life on September 1, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
I went to the first open house of the year at my grandson’s elementary school last night. We all gathered in the courtyard in the center of the school to hear a brief talk from the principle. It was a warm humid evening, but the kids were running around having fun behind us and the [...]
Let us turn our thoughts today to Martin Luther King
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged activism, community, issues, nonviolence on August 30, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
“Shed a Little Light” by James Taylor. It’s a joyful tribute.
