Part One I rarely break for lunch during the work day. My logic is fairly straightforward: every minute I’m not working over the noon hour is just another minute I’ll have to stay at the end of the day. And I’m at the point in my life now where I don’t want to spend extra […]
I woke up at half past seven this morning, later than usual. Was up working late. Again. After spending a couple hours landscaping. Again. Which is basically all I’ve been doing for a few weeks. The day job starts in the morning, runs all day, then continues into the late evening. Except when I take […]
The drive north began well. I listened to Tim Curry read A Christmas Carol as the first two hundred miles of road rolled beneath me. It was a free download from Audible that year and the first time I’d ever actually “read” the story that had spawned so many dozens and dozens of adaptations. “Rat […]
It was December 2009, the week before Christmas, and we had plans to visit my mom in Chicago. Laura, Sarah, and Rachel had some extra time and decided to take the train. I would wrap up work and then a few days later drive up to meet them. After the holiday, we’d all drive back. […]