Toto, We're Not In Seattle Anymore
September 11, 2008
We're headed back to Illinois after only being home for 10 days. I see thunderstorms, catfish, and weight gain ahead.
What I Learned at My 40th High School Reunion
September 5, 2008
I just returned to Seattle from my 40th high school reunion. The Sainted One and I flew into Chicago and drove west to the farm town of Orion, Illinois. Here is what I learned on the drive and while there.
Dead or Alive? I Can't Keep it Straight Anymore
August 4, 2008
I can't be the only one who saw the news about Solzhenitsyn and thought, "What? He's still alive?"
I Live in the Land of Nordstrom, But I Still Need Shoes!
July 28, 2008
Franco Sarto announced that they will no longer make my style. Call me Shoeless in Seattle ...
What I Learned on My Summer Vacation
June 30, 2008
The Grand Canyon Canto: Things we just can't (or just won't) do anymore ...
Sew Big Deal
June 18, 2008
My mother failed to impress upon me that it was important to be able to cook, bake, keep house, iron, sew ... skills that had a tendency to attract men, which may explain why I didn't marry until my mid-thirties and that when I did marry I chose The Sainted One, making sure that he would be capable of feeding me and that together we would make enough money to always allow for a twice-monthly professional housecleaning.
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