When I was a teenager I made a goal to someday be perfect. I figured it was in my range of ability — I just had to work hard at it.
I began my training in perfection with my mother’s high school yearbooks. In the mid-20th century seniors could list their pet peeves under their [...]
It’s Indian Summer here in the DC area. How do I know? I know because we had a frost and now the weather’s turned warm again. That’s my definition of Indian Summer. Other people have different definitions, but I’m sticking to mine.
When I lived in Illinois, the sure sign that winter was coming was the [...]
Years ago when I was enamored with Stephen King’s novels I read in an interview that the only book of his that scared him when he was writing it was Pet Sematary. I found that a little hard to believe. I didn’t think that someone could write something that scared them any more than [...]
What’s that saying: In for the something out for the something else? Oh – In for the penny out for the pound? In for the penny in for the pound? That’s gotta be it!
Whatever it is, it is what I thought about when I chose to write this post right now instead of work on [...]
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