I’ve heard it said that you shouldn’t own a bike if you don’t know how to repair it. Likewise, Small maintains that if you have nice silver, you should polish it yourself. Maybe the same principle applies to a blog: if you can’t fix it when the technology blows up, perhaps you’re not ready for the responsibility. This is not a hypothetical situation. Last week my blog’s back-end (that sounds rude) once again went kablooey […]
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Domestic and wild
Deck the Dogs
Merrrry Christmas (almost). My sister asked me what the collective noun might be for “Christians.” I suggested “a hypocrisy.” Featured News 1. Ember found a new pet. 2. We had a power outage so I dug out camping supplies from my dark basement, and—voilá—bright as day. 3. Here’s what I’d look like if I faced you without my skin on. 4. At the dentist two days ago, I bit the assistant. It was her fault. […]
Read moreAmazing Gracelessness
In 1976, at my father’s insistence, I learned to touch-type in a Heald Business College course during my last semester of art school. Eventually I achieved the stunning speed of 35 words per minute (if you don’t subtract for errors, which would have made it negative 80 w.p.m.). Though it was standard to require a minimum of 65 words a minute for a secretarial job, upon my graduation I was hired at a brokerage firm […]
Read moreI Guess “Bloodlust” Has To Suffice
Remember yesterday when I wrote about my sunflowers? “Three others are likewise showing their stuff, but who knows how long they’ll stand,” I told you. “I guess it’s just a matter of time.” I didn’t want to get out of bed this morning, and I should have obeyed my instinct because this was the first thing I saw. This is war. Do you have any idea how hard I’ve worked and for how long, and […]
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