From the monthly archives:
Although I was allegedly successful a while back in my search for a decent house painter — allegedly because the guy is supposed to show up some time before my birthday, and that day is fast approaching — my work has only just begun. These home repair projects have a way of snowballing. I’m currently [...]
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… and in go the window fans. It’s cursedly hot now, thanks to all the fervent prayers of rain-haters over the last couple of weeks. Is anyone else annoyed by the de rigeur whining about the weather that goes on? Waaah, it’s raining. Everyone hates the rain, right? Wrong. So happens I love the rain [...]
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My best friend and her wife are coming to visit tonight — they were supposed to go to the Sox game tonight, but the monsoons are getting in the way of that. So they will be here in time for dinner, instead of at one in the morning as planned, which is good for people [...]
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I came home the other day and scooped up my awesome cat, as is my habit, and after a minute or two of contented purring, he suddenly dug right in and launched himself off my clavicle. Hooray for bleeding! So since it is entirely too warm for turtlenecks, I am resigned to flashing my battle [...]
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Getting dirt out from under one’s fingernails is less work than you might imagine, if you have the right tool. My secret weapon is a pot scrubbing brush I bought ages ago for a grill pan. Although I rarely use the grill pan, the brush has thoroughly proven its worth as both pot-cleanser and me-scrubber. [...]
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