There I am, sleeping in my father's recliner. Mostly he was the one who slept in that chair. He always started by reading The Daily Record, the local paper out of Wooster. It was delivered in the late afternoons then, and it was still a full-size broadsheet, and he read it after supper. He tried,… Continue reading Sleepy Reader
Stuck In the Middle
Today as I sit here and write, I'm okay. But I'm going to share something with you that I created when I was not okay. Last week, I was really upset. We ran into a little red tape with some of Levi's medications, and it looked like we were going to end up paying thousands… Continue reading Stuck In the Middle
More About the Snow
When we ventured out of the house for the first time after last weekend's snow, I wasn't planning to trek anywhere except in and out of the gym parking lot, which I hoped was plowed and salted. Paul drove us all out the lane slowly, testing the conditions. "Oh, stop!" I said as we approached… Continue reading More About the Snow
Lug Nuts and Snow
This weekend has been a little vacation from reality, and we didn't even have to travel. Friday night was more or less normal. We heard snow was coming, but it's always hard to say whether the promised snow will actually arrive. I don't blame the forecasters; as far as I can tell, weather fronts act… Continue reading Lug Nuts and Snow
Intention
I did not make any resolutions for the New Year. I'm not a fan of resolutions. They feel exactly like the perfectionism I've fought against for so long. The minute I miss a day at the gym, it is over. The day my weigh-in comes in over the number from the carefully planned trajectory I must follow… Continue reading Intention