Monthly Archives: August 2007

A couple of days ago I was on a treadmill at the gym, watching the big TVs while running and listening to music. Days of Our Lives was on one of the screens. I know this because Days is the … Continue reading →

To laugh often and much, to win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children; to earn the appreciation of honest critics and endure the betrayal of false friends; to appreciate beauty; to find the best in others; … Continue reading →

I am taking a playwriting workshop through the Creative Alliance right now. It is fun as all get out, and I’m so much more relaxed than I’ve been in any other workshop, formal or otherwise. Somehow, somewhere along the line … Continue reading →

It’s no denim blue binder, but the Trapper Keeper has been released anew. I kind of want to buy one just because I can. I could buy a “vintage” one on eBay, but something about that just strikes me as … Continue reading →

School started here yesterday. It hadn’t occurred to me until I drove by an elementary school around 3:30 and saw a cavalcade of buses in front. Elementary schools make me really, really happy. I don’t know why this is, but … Continue reading →

Today I committed myself to another 5k. I should have just had myself committed. But now that the deed is done, what I really need to do is commit myself to a new pair of running shoes, or I’ll be … Continue reading →

A couple of weeks ago I had the idea that a family portrait would be the perfect gift for Scott’s parent’s forty-fifth anniversary. Scott contacted a photographer in Dallastown, got the lowdown on what what we should wear, called his … Continue reading →

Scott: I’m going to mow the lawn tonight. I’m home early enough.Me: What do you mean, you’re homerly?Scott: Uh…

It is a delight to have our fence in place – thanks, dad! (Not that my father had anything to do with building the fence, but he did pay for it. Jews don’t do carpentry. That’s why Jesus got kicked … Continue reading →

I was just looking at this article, and the picture of The Replacements (it’s the third one) made me suddenly, viscerally nostalgic for the late 80s and early 90s. Yay crazy button-down shirts with tshirts underneath, yay flannel, yay post-mullet … Continue reading →