Category Archives: I hate change

They Paved Paradise

I thrill at the sight of old houses, no matter what condition they’re in.  I think they’re beautiful with their weathered siding, vintage bubbly-glass windows, original hardwood, old-school weather vanes, all of it. Here in Mayberry, I go out of … Continue reading

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Timeline of Decline

*Posted as part of the Sprite’s Keeper weekly Spin Cycle* Remember when you were in school? Remember how, after months of attending lectures, and meeting with belittling professors, and receiving poorer grades than you deserved, and basically getting the life … Continue reading

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This is the Song That Never Ends.

In the office {next to our bedroom where I’m typing this}, Poor Kyle is humming the tune to Jason Mraz’s “I’m Yours,” which is already about as sweet as it can be, but Poor Kyle adds in all kinds of … Continue reading

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{These EEK-onomic Times}

So I guess we really are in a depression—everyone’s saying so.  At least ten times a day, I hear the phrase “these economic times.”  (I pronounce it “eek-onomic,” just for the record.  It’s the Eee-conomy, and these times are eek-onomically … Continue reading

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Summer is Dead

Several months ago I accompanied Poor Kyle on a road trip to Dwight, North Dakota.  You read it correctly—the place was called Dwight. The little town quickly became the second Dwight to claim a piece of my heart. What a … Continue reading

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