I guess I haven’t been to a toy store in a while. What happened? Most toys now talk to you, interact, chirp, whistle, and generally surprise you when they are buried under a pile of clothes and start writhing and…
The Doctor is In
Sometimes there’s a break from the chasing and yelling and fighting over who gets the orange plate. On delightful occasions CH gets into Big Sister mode which includes extreme patience and a spine-chilling mimicry of the things my wife and…
A Moment of Peace
Let’s step away from the barking news cycle for a moment. Away from the images of horrific people doing horrific things in the name of something whose name shouldn’t be so dirtied. Islam has gotten a bad rap in the…
I’m Waiting…
We all have to wait. There’s a spectrum of patience, from Indian bureaucracy at the top to Manhattan driver at the bottom. I can be patient when I know it’s truly out of my hands, and horribly impatient when it’s…
Climate Change is Here!
Everyone can break out the shorts and t-shirts: climate change has arrived. “Ha ha,” snort the East Coasters who are still entombed in gray snow. But it’s true, the “norm” of weather doesn’t exist any more. If change is the…
Posted in Gardening, Travel Tagged with: beach, climate change, Eocene, san francisco, travel, warmth, weather
It’s All What You’re Used To
Something about the structure and grammar of today’s post title bothers me. How about, “It is All About That To Which You are Used?” No. “All to Which You are Used is It?” That’s even worse and I can’t figure…
Unexpected Visitors
Two visits this weekend I wasn’t expecting: animal and machine. Let’s start with the four-legged variety first. I’ll say this wasn’t totally unexpected. I know our chicken yard is enticing to all sorts of semi-wild animals in the neighborhood. If I…
Posted in Gardening, San Diego Tagged with: airplanes, chickens, eggs, ford trimotor, indiana jones, possum, vintage airplanes
Skunks, Dancing Dolls, and Floral Beer
I was awoken this morning by something you don’t want to be woken by: the pungent stench of fresh skunk. Had it been sleeping on my pillow? I couldn’t sleep so I wandered into the living room and it was…
Posted in Brewing, Parenting Tagged with: beer, blossom wheat, CH, child harbat, dolls, home brewing, hops, orange, skunks, smell, wheat beer
It is Freezing!
Cold weather is gripping the nation, especially my hometown in Washington, DC where’s it’s a temperature that doesn’t sound like a temperature: eight. Up in the higher latitudes it’s approaching temperatures found in outer space beyond poor Pluto. It’s thirty…
Using Texture in Design
“No, don’t touch that!” “Please, no touching.” “You break it, you buy it.” We (me included) tell our kids not to touch it because they’ll break it. Touching art is a no-no. We aren’t encouraged to touch yet it’s how…
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