She was caught up in the problem. She continued to fret even when I tried to explain this was just a minor inconvenience. I left her to fetch G, a tire iron, and a jack and told her: “Sit in your car, turn the AC on, and take twenty-five deep breaths. I’ll be right back. Everything is going to be fine.”
Capsule Wardrobe, Capsule Life
As I’ve been putting together my capsule wardrobe this summer, I wondered if this could work with my life, too. Could I build a Capsule Life using the same principles as a Capsule Wardrobe?
Rehoboth Beach Week: 2024 Edition
This week, I’m writing from Rehoboth Beach, DE, where my family rents condos every year for the last week in July. My daughter and grandkids fly in from Oregon. “It’s a tradition,” said the 10-year-old. We joke about how it’s like a job at this point. We have to get things DONE. Check boxes. Do … Continue reading Rehoboth Beach Week: 2024 Edition
Enough With The Flag Waving
I’m sitting here watching the Olympic Women’s Soccer team as they play Zambia, and I want the US team to win, but not in a flag-wavy way. In a human way. I’m not a flag-waving American. I am just a human who happened to be born in the US. Don’t get me wrong; there are … Continue reading Enough With The Flag Waving
Vacation: Reading
Even though it may look like I’m doing things and functioning in the world, I’m not. I’m pondering the nature of my non-romantic relationships, vacationing on Cape Cod with my older children and aging parents, making my way down the Mississippi on a raft, and making kinky sex videos.
Asking For Help
No, no, I’m not asking you for help. I’m fine. I’ve got it. Or I’ll figure it out. So no, I don’t need your help with this. But thank you. Really. So kind of you to ask, though. I don’t want to inconvenience you or make you feel bad if I ask too much or … Continue reading Asking For Help
Inspired By: Summer 2024
I haven’t done one of these lists in a few months, so maybe it’s time to backtrack and highlight what I’ve been thinking about, reading, listening to, and obsessing about. CAPSULE WARDROBE My capsule wardrobe for Spring and Summer is all done and I am so happy with how it turned out. I always have … Continue reading Inspired By: Summer 2024
Just Be Professional
I hate these big, oversized Halliburton trucks, which have been making a big, oversized presence on the roads around here lately. Every time I see one, I fill with hate: hate for the industry they represent and the casual freedom with which they roll in and strafe the land. I hate sharing the road with … Continue reading Just Be Professional
Do you need an Adventure, an Experience, or a Vacation?
I just returned from a short family vacation with G’s family. Not all of them, just eight of us in a big house on a lake in Virginia. The house had kayaks, but we brought a SUP and some blow-up floating things. G rented a pontoon boat so she could whip the kids around the … Continue reading Do you need an Adventure, an Experience, or a Vacation?
Learning To Love Reality.
Macro of a perfect eye The visit to my retina specialist yesterday was disappointing. The film over my left eye and the large twig-like floater will have to resolve on their own—or not—no YAG laser procedure for me. When I asked about YAG as a possibility, my doctor recoiled, “God, no! Do not do that! … Continue reading Learning To Love Reality.
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