Three 12-year-olds are in my living room, finally slowing down for some screen time before heading off to sleeping bags and whispered late night boy humor. My best friend was just visiting, and somehow the topic of The Three Stooges came up. She asserted that the timelessness of their comedy is dependent on Curly. I […]
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The Three Stooges
Posted in Adolescents/Teenagers, Film, Friendship, Growing up, Having Fun, Masculinity on June 23, 2013 | 2 Comments »
A Chance Encounter
Posted in Having Fun, Ladybugs, Natural World, Photos, Seasons on January 3, 2013 | 2 Comments »
I don’t know when it is officially ladybug season, but I am reasonably sure it is not January 2nd in my part of the northern hemisphere, where I awoke this morning to a crystalline white blanket of sheer ice atop cars, sidewalks, lawns, dormant flower beds, even hibernating Weber grills. It’s winter. Nothing’s newly blooming […]
One Day After the Winter Solstice
Posted in Having Fun, Seasons on December 23, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
One minute of daylight gained; the sun set at 4:22 pm instead of 4:21 pm. I didn’t pay much attention to this incremental change, the beginning of what I will eventually experience as languid, indulgent daylight hours, warm evenings that never seem to darken completely. One minute doesn’t seem like enough time to do […]
Harper’s-style Index: Summer Vacations, 2012
Posted in Art, Having Fun, Photos, Travel on August 24, 2012 | 1 Comment »
Number of photos in my phone gallery: 278 Number of photos on my camera: 519 Vacation photos the average person can tolerate viewing while still being polite: 8 Vacation photos my husband can tolerate: 3