When I was a kid, Mom threw me some epic birthday parties. Classmates came over after school one year and we were …

The crocuses were just starting to peek out from the leaf litter on Friday. Now they’re buried under snow and ice. We had the first …

My kitchen work was on hold last week. I’ve been remodeling my kitchen for the past decade or so it seems. Last week I had company and sanding drywall just wasn’t in the cards. It’s hard enough when …

It’s raining like crazy right now. There’s driving wind and deep puddles out in the field. I kept the horses in the barn this morning. If …

My friend Finn (10-year-old English Mastiff) had to visit the vet last week for a sore leg. We walked away with no clear diagnosis of …

I watched Se7en again last night (David Fincher movie from 1995). According to British GQ, it’s Fincher’s 3rd best movie …

I have a new supervisor for my kitchen project, so it’s progressing much more quickly. Mom arrived last weekend …

I’m a big fan of irrational outbursts. A couple of years ago, we witnessed a really fun confrontation at the fair. About twenty …

We made it! It’s the darkest, coldest, shortest month of the year. Only the last statement is empirically true, of course…

I spent some time this week puzzling over language. Puzzling is a strong word, maybe ruminating is more apropos. I’ve …

This morning, I was punished for waking up early. I tried to fight it—I tried to get back to sleep by solving math problems…

I’ve learned to live without a kitchen at this point. If I simply focused more of my energy on the project of remodeling, the …

I just wrote January 7 above, but that’s a lie. I’m starting this note on Saturday night, so it’s actually the 6th right now. But …

Tomorrow’s my birthday! Not really. My real birthday is months from now, but some of my devices are already …

I’m thinking about having a taco party today. It might be a party for one, and that’s fine. My father used to come down …

Sometimes I toy with the idea of writing something autobiographical. Over the years, I’ve shared quite a bit about …