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Friday, February 24, 2017

 Watching the final episode of the 11th Doctor with LuLu

Lightning Crashes

The lightning slashing across the night sky, and the rain relentlessly tapping on the window, is both relaxing and unexpected. A thunderstorm on a brisk February night? And a winter storm warning for later in the day? Wow.

Wednesday, February 22, 2017

A Winter Bike Ride??

 I biked with the kids to school this morning - on FEBRUARY 22nd. Wow.





Quote

It is easier to build strong children than to repair broken men. Frederick Douglas

Half a Decade

This morning my boss presented me with a framed certificate honoring 5 years of service to the company - the third time in my life I've reached that milestone.




Twenty two years (and about an hour) ago a young waitress wrote down her phone number on a napkin she left with my bill. Best meal ever. Happy Anniversary Lisa Xo

Tuesday, February 21, 2017

I took Junie with me to vote today. "You're going to vote for someone evil," she said. "You always do."

A Parker Connection

At the post office today a neat coincidence. The man in front of us in line was packaging up a copy of Robert B. Parker's "Ceremony" for shipping. I told him my son was named after the author, and the guy - a bookstore owner - showed me the title page. It was personally signed by RBP. Very cool.