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100 days — writingAug 30, 2026
Yard Full
The leaves have started turning in our yard, the mornings have gone crisp, and best of all, I don't have to cut the lawn. Small mercies arrive quietly at the end of August.
life at homeJan 11, 2022
Zen and the Art of Ironing
We’re going on seven months of living in the ‘burbs and I feel every moment of every day out here. I miss Kensington and my routines; life is just different out here, the vibe is…
100 days — writingAug 26, 2026
The Smoker
I started smoking. Worse, I convinced my eldest son to start too. Not coffin nails: matching pellet smokers, because briquettes stopped fitting my backyard milieu and I wanted something with soul.
life at homeJan 16, 2022
The Day of the Cheat
If you are a Strongbad fan you will be sorely disappointed in this post—sorry about that. One day I will write a tribute to Strongbad and the Cheat, but today is not that day. “A…
life at homeFeb 13, 2022
Supreme Ruler of the Universe
Newton is Jenn's cat. He's been through many moves in his life—I couldn't say how many, Jenn would know—heck, in the last couple of years that Jenn and I have been together, we've…
100 days — writingAug 16, 2026
Hair Today
It happens with no rhythm, no rhyme. One hair, one inch, in a place it didn't exist yesterday. Not a thatch. Just one. Eyebrow, then shoulder, and today, gloriously, my neck.
archiveMar 3, 2022
Dropbear's Deadly (re)Finishing Move
Will this summer's blockbuster hit series finally get it done? Some things need to be put right in the world, but these things take planning, time, space, belt sanders, and…
100 days — writingSep 23, 2026
Bird Brain
I did my best Mr Miyagi, slapped my hands together for the healing friction, then stood on the deck holding a concussed robin for ten minutes while she decided how she felt about it.
100 days — writingSep 22, 2026
Dropbear Days
I had 15 minutes to pretty myself up, so there was no shower. Biker boots, leather cut, and a T-shirt that says "It's pronounced gif." I'm nothing if not professional.