Archives in Category: Changing Scene

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Hibernation

Posted on December 2, 2005

I think bears have the right idea. They hibernate through the winter, living off the fat of their bodies while they sleep away. I’m not saying I want to sleep for months on end, but right now I do want

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In Sight

Posted on November 8, 2005

Yesterday, while I was packing and planning for my New York trip, I began to think the end of our remodeling project was in sight. Not in grasp, you understand, but definitely showing signs of visible progress.

While I’m gone,

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Harriet No More

Posted on October 28, 2005

Yesterday the media announced that Harriet Miers had written a letter to President Bush requesting that he withdraw her name from nomination as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court. Reluctantly, he did so.

Now President Bush is not someone

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Autumn in the Slow Lane

Posted on October 24, 2005

It’s fall here in southwestern Michigan and it’s magical. Temperatures have dropped, colors on the trees have risen. Orange, red, umber, yellow, magenta – it’s not quite a rainbow but close.

The leaf peepers are out and about too. These

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Harriet

Posted on October 12, 2005

I’m confused about Harriet. As in Harriet Miers.

She is President Bush’s nominee to the Supreme Court to replace outgoing Justice Sandra Day O’Connor. By many accounts, she is a fine lawyer; by equally many accounts there is little record

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OJT

Posted on October 10, 2005

There’s book learning and there’s on-the-job (OJT) training. Our remodeling project falls into the latter category; and here are some things I’ve learned in the past week:

When you have the plumber, the electrician, the ceramic tile man, and the

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Health Club

Posted on October 7, 2005

Yesterday, Earl and I started showering at the South Shore Racquet Club, since we have no showering facilities in our home at the moment. Afterward, we stopped for donuts at Dale’s, and Earl asked: “How did you like the club?”

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Demolition

Posted on October 4, 2005

We are 36 hours into the mission of remodeling two of our three bathrooms, and so far things have gone well. Really well. Earl and I are still on talking terms.

This week it’s all about demolition. We have a

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Christmas

Posted on September 26, 2005

Egads, which is probably a word nobody says anymore. But it provides the right amount of shock and surprise for today’s ten minutes, without resorting to the more traditional, yet overused, four-letter words. Egads, Christmas is exactly three months from

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Neon

Posted on September 20, 2005

I drive a no-frills, stick shift Neon; and I love it. This is because cars have never provided status for me. At the same time, my partner Earl thinks my vehicle is less than a car. He calls it a

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