There’s No Magic Bullet for This Anniversary
I took a couple of days off for our wedding anniversary this year, having come up with a fairly simple idea, which is all I’m capable of when it comes to events like that. Anniversaries, […]
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Christmas In Almost February
Winter almost beat the Hunter family Christmas celebration. Almost. But in the end we celebrated, if only a month or so late. First there was illness. Then work schedules. Then more illness. Then weather. Illness. […]
Tripping On the Weather
Have you ever looked back at something you did, and realized you’d been warned all along not to do it? I don’t mean like when you were a kid, and your mom told you not […]
What Kind of Idiot Goes the Speed Limit?
SLIGHTLY OFF THE MARK There was a time when I was the same reckless driver I now complain about. My first two cars were fast, and I liked to believe I was the stuntman […]
Stop the Snow
This has been a mild winter for us, and spring seems to have come as an early, unexpected (and probably temporary) surprise. But to remember how it usually is, and will be again, I wrote […]
Hoosier Winters, On the Nose
We like our traditions here in northern Indiana: For instance, it’s traditional for us to get sick every fall and winter. All of us. I’m as traditional as the next guy, assuming the next guy […]
Fun With Icy Sinuses
I missed all the fun and exciting ice/wind storm stuff today due to a little post-operative problem. No, as predictable as it would be, I do not have another sinus infection. I have a SUPER […]
Winterizing’s Not for the Weak
SLIGHTLY OFF THE MARK It can be nice to sit in my house and let the summer breeze blow past us. Or, to get even more breeze, we could open the windows. My house leaks […]
Bites, and Sniffles, and Other Joys of Spring
Spring makes me giddy, dizzy, my heart skips—or possibly, it’s my allergies. There’s no such thing as the perfect time of the year. Having said that, a bad day in summer is better than a […]
How I Ruined Winter … For Almost Everyone
SLIGHTLY OFF THE MARK I love January! Said no one, ever. Okay, some people actually do love winter, which just goes to show you: Northern Indiana needs better mental health screening. I used […]