This is my last vacation for 2023. And it’s an important one. This year marks 30 years of marriage to…
Author: Mark
Distance and Years
[Addendum: For this to make sense, be aware I’m on vacation] So, here I am sitting in someone else’s house,…
Whispers of the Past
I was talking to a friend last night about family history and shared a photo of my paternal grandparents. This…
Are you f’in kidding me?!?
Be advised, this is a workplace rant. Proceed at your own risk. On Tuesday, I had to start training a…
Visual Real Estate
I just bought a new monitor. And it didn’t cost me as much as I thought it would, either. I’ve…
Pointless Appointment
We have a 2022 Subaru Outback. We leased it this past July when the lease for our 2019 Nissan Murano…
Leaps and Bounds
Bella has graduated to jumping on counters. While I was at work yesterday, my wife sent me a picture of…
The Cost of Heating and Cooling
I just got our utility bill in the mail for last month. It looks like we dodged another bullet for…
Contractions
Last night I drove to a union meeting about 40 miles from here. I had known about the conference for…
Courtesy and Decorum, to the front please
Why do we have to be oblivious to where we are when we’re out in public? My wife and I…