Due to the obnoxiously early start time of my children’s school previously mentioned, I woke up at 5:40 a.m. yesterday morning and turned on the local news. I have no idea what news stories were covered during the first few minutes or so, likely due to my lack of functioning brain cells before 6:00 a.m., […]
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Strange Winter Weather
This winter was strange weather-wise for us. We had snow three times, which is very unusual for our part of coastal Carolina. We can easily go several years without ever seeing a flake. One year in my son’s pre-K class, for example, the teacher asked how many kids had ever seen real snow, and the […]
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What My Neighbors Must Think
Yesterday, it occurred to me that if I were my own neighbor, I’d probably think I’m crazy. It was a sobering thought. Here’s the thing. I like to think that in most normal daily activities, things like laundry, dishes, meals, homework, and so forth, I’m pretty even-keeled. However, there are a few moments in my […]