scared of ice

It’s all about the expectation. The forecast…what might happen…watch out for this, it’s coming. We had warnings of ice this morning, but thankfully the roads seem to still be “full of traction”. It’s still raining like crazy, but the ice … Continue reading →

good oatmeal

  I make a transcendent bowl of oatmeal. I made some for our breakfast the other morning, and as we all sat there eating it, I thought just how good a well prepared bowl of oatmeal can be. It wasn’t … Continue reading →

“Peter Likes ‘City Slickers’ “

Danged Facebook. Dangitdangitdangitdangit. Jenny asked me yesterday why I had so much music stuff on my Facebook page now. “Why do you have so much music stuff on your Facebook page now?” she said. I told her that I thought … Continue reading →

Salmon and my Huevos

When I was in my early 20’s, I took a road trip with my good friend Joel. It was one of those epic trips that you end up referencing for a long time. We drove an early 70’s Dodge Dart…light … Continue reading →

thrift store pacifier

My youngest son, Nate, never used a pacifier. He’s a smart kid.  He knows exactly what a pacifier is for. But he never used one. That’s why it was such a surprise in some ways to glance over at him … Continue reading →

mail board

I don’t have a lot of time to write this blog this morning, so I’ll do my best to remember things exactly as they happened in the short time I have to write. Actually, it shouldn’t take me long to … Continue reading →

pushing it down

I worked at summer camps for 8 of my 53 summers. The first 6 years, I worked at a camp that’s down the road from where we now live. The first two summers I worked there, I was a member … Continue reading →

hidden blessings and the rustling leaves

I pulled up to a house yesterday to deliver a package and the owners weren’t home. Their old, white-muzzled Golden Retriever was home, though. He’s a dog I hadn’t met yet. That gets weird sometimes.  The dogs on the route … Continue reading →

one square yard

I think I must have been in the seventh grade when we did the “one square yard” lesson. It got us outside, so I remember liking it. Anything that got us out from behind our desks with the attached table … Continue reading →

why does the rooster crow in the morning?

Why does the rooster crow in the morning? That sounds like the setup for a hilarious rooster joke…but I can’t think of anything really all that funny to say about the situation. So, I’ll ask the question again….Why does the … Continue reading →