BCAC 47th Fine Arts Show
Today we learned about chemical reactions.
Working in Aviary
Ironing
Because I grew up in a rational, orderly household with dinner at six-thirty, laundry done on Saturday mornings, cars washed, yards mowed, house painted… furniture waxed and polished. I ironed the linen. My father’s handkerchiefs, the heavy tablecloths, curtains. Every item reduced to rectangles or squares. Flat, starched, blazing white. Orderly. As I became more responsible, I ironed dress shirts. Chinese laundry style. Collar, cuffs, back seam, shoulder… arms, front, back pleat. Starched, folded, orderly and flat… square. ... read more
When Dale Earnhardt Died — A NASCAR memory
Kyle just couldn't take it when Dale died. He took it personal, like the loss of a family member. And Kyle, he was a Jeff Gordon fanatical type, but he said everyone, no matter whether you's for Rusty or Dick Trickle, well, you was for Dale in the back of your mind. He, Dale I mean, could win and you wouldn't have no bad feelings. Dale always deserved it. ... read more
Yankee Man to Date Southern Woman
Okay, you read the subject line. ... read more
Tommy Tiernan and My Post-Irene Blues
We bought an Apple TV last spring, liked it enough to purchase a second one for the upstairs TV. I mean... $99 bucks for crap's sake. All that Netflix goodness, the podcasts (Give me this day my Daily Ted) and newly released movies right there at the click of a pretty little Apple button. Apple TV gives me British mysteries, those fabulous Elizabeth George "Inspector Lynley" ones and more from BBC. ... read more


