Buncha peektures
And how was your weekend? Mine was lovely. (I hope yours was even better!) Let me show you. On Friday, I swam a mile, a nice cool 1,650 yards. Somewhere around 500 yards or so my arms finally decide...
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This will be quick, because I am behind. (Watch this now become a 3,000 word, two-hour post.) It was a lovely day, foggy this morning, but then the low clouds turned into mist and it all rolled out...
View ArticleTwenty years ago today, and this weekend, and today
Twenty years ago today Hurricane Ivan came ashore, straight up Mobile Bay. It came ashore as a Category 3 hurricane. I woke up at that morning to go to work. My power was still on. The drive got...
View ArticleCome for the cats, be pleasantly surprised by something else
I have been asked by the house’s executives to get right to the important part of the day’s activity, which is, of course, the most popular feature on the site. So we will go directly to checking in on...
View ArticleWe went to the city and got a new mailbox
Happy Monday, where the points are made up and the lines don’t matter, because it is Monday, and we walked into it, again. We have choices. We make them all the time, and yet, once again, we wind up...
View ArticleJust needs more
I’ve neglected to mention this here, I think, but I have the good fortune to work with a group taking an active role in cycling safety. It’s exciting watching these signs, and their message, pop up...
View ArticleHave I found a character for you today
You’re going to want to stick with this. I made an error, caught the error, corrected the error, and the story below got immensely better because of it. Spent the morning grading at home — because it...
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