Our bird from last week has returned twice now, each time staying longer than the time before. The last time, I stood a mere five feet away and took pictures while he watched, sizing me up. Even when LCB and the neighbors showed up and my flash went rogue, he remained. I think he’s an […]
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Coffee with Christine: The Elusive Nature of Profundity
For a while today, I thought I was going to come home from teaching and wax profound, what with all the profundity swirling through my head as I taught. Then, I came home and listened to “Trucker’s Hitch,†the new song by Ylvis, and all I could think about is how my life would have […]
Thoughts on the Sea #10
There is a pleasure in the pathless woods, There is a rapture on the lonely shore, There is society, where none intrudes, By the deep sea, and music in its roar. Lord Byron For other thoughts, see #1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6, #7, #8, and #9.
And We’re Back
We’re back to school, that is, after a long, hard summer of RVs, fake Disney trips, and backyard snakes. Yeah, you heard me. After only one snake in three years of living here, we’ve now had two in a matter of three weeks. I think the second one was also non-poisonous, but as I’ve mentioned, […]
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We Went Off: The Epilogue (#9)
For earlier parts of our tale, see #1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6, #7, and #8. I was driving, so I noticed it first, and tried to remember which dashboard light was on as I asked LCB a question that will likely go down in Island Family infamy, “Wait honey, what does that light mean […]
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Coffee with Christine: Recapping the Summer of 2014
It’s time for more caffeine and some summer highlights. In June, in addition to our trip out West, we faked a Disney trip. Budget constrains, time constrains, and maternal constraints (I love Disney, but I don’t do Disney in the summer) didn’t allow park attendance, but when LCB had business nearby for a few days, […]