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Here is a photo of our huge some-kind-of-pear tree. It's burst forth with white blossoms in the last few days. Such a wonderful discovery!! It's right outside our bedroom window, so in the morning (if we're not up way before … Continue reading →

 Spring has sprung around here. The birds are chirping. The violets and springing up. The daffodils and yellow and the bluebirds are blue. But. If you think it's all duckies and bunnies you would be mistaken. Vermin-wise we seem to … Continue reading →

A couple weeks ago, Elias turned 18 months old. In a related story, he's developed a sudden love for backhoes. I think of all the stages of human development, the toddler is the cutest. Of all toddlers in the history … Continue reading →

This morning we began our exceedingly AMPLE spring break from Isaac's school. Two full weeks! Wow! That's… a lot. When I say "morning" I should clarify that I mean "three in the morning." Isaac had a bad dream and then … Continue reading →

It's primary election day here in Ohio. I encourage you to not let a little ice storm keep you home. What? Horizontal ice chips aimed right at your eyes? What else is new? Go out and vote. Specifically, vote Obama. … Continue reading →

My article in Garden & Gun magazine is on newsstands now.  At least some newsstands. I don't know how well distributed it is.  In any case , since it's a regional  (southern) magazine, and I'm pretty sure that the majority … Continue reading →

It's pretty pretty these days if you like this kind of thing.   snowyday.jpg

Because we're still celebrating Bodily Function Week chez nous, I pose a rhetorical question: What's more fun, helping a toddler vomit or having a toddler help you vomit? Okay, it's not actually rhetorical and I know the answer from personal … Continue reading →

Have you ever had a run of piss-related incidents that made you feel like a deranged installation artist has taken your entire house and dunked it in a giant glass of piss, like the infamous "Piss Christ" ? No? Just … Continue reading →

We came back from Minneapolis lo these three weeks ago, expecting the worst mouse-wise. The cat was literally away, after all. I dreaded especially little rotten mouse corpses in the "live" traps (I couldn't remember whether I secured them or … Continue reading →