Escrow closed on Tuesday. The real estate agent called to wish me a happy birthday, and to let me know that the sale had been officially registered with the county. It’s mine now. My very own dirt. Over the past ten years or so I’ve made it a habit of buying myself a gift for […]
I’m not a big jewelry fan. Some woman may be thrilled with gold and gemstones, but I’ve never been one of them. Somehow I missed out on that trait that most - if not all - of my female friends have. I’ve got my ears double-pierced, yet at least 80 percent of the time I […]
I got a goose for my birthday. A cement goose that stands probably nearly three feet high. I knew about the goose - my mom had already mentioned that both my sisters were receiving the same thing as house-warming presents, and there were hints dropped that a third goose was out on my parents’ back […]
Driving home from the project site this morning, I saw an airplane cavorting. It was one of those tiny one-person planes, and whoever was flying was obviously enjoying themselves - dipping close the ground, tilting just enough so that the wings looked as if they were mere feet from grazing the tops of the grasses, […]
Family means different things to people. I consider myself incredibly lucky that I’m so close to mine - both in physical distance and in relationship. Most people I know don’t have that connection with their family - especially their parents, and to some friends, there seems to be this need to continually push away. People […]
I left work early today because I am sick. In fact, I’ve been doing this all week - going home early because I’m sick. This thing started last Friday as a cold, which was mildly annoying but not so bad except for the whole snuffly thing. Unfortunately it turned into something nastier by Monday, complete […]
Saturday night I gathered in the Sacramento convention center with hundreds and hundreds of other Methodists for the ending of the annual conference. I’d never been to anything quite like this before, and I was glad to see familiar faces when we walked in. There was a small gathering from my parents’ church, and my […]
My mom sent me an email on Monday, mentioning that while the two of us slinging emails back and forth to each other might do just fine for planning a virtual wedding, there were things we needed to discuss and face to face might be a better option. She realizes how busy I’ve been […]
Given a choice of fast food restaurants, McDonalds comes last on my list. While I may be willing to swing through the drive-thru every once in a while for a drink or some fries, the actual burgers and sandwiches are just not high on my list of things I like to eat.
Yet once a year […]
I’m here in Las Vegas (also known as “Come-See-How-Much-Money-You-Can-Lose-Ville”) for a mandatory conference. Three days of presentations that all say the same thing. Shudder.
Call it a failing of mine, but I just don’t understand the point in this sort of thing. For every conference like this I have been forc…um…lucky enough to attend, they gather […]
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