Gratitude #1:I fixed the dryer! Thibault’s Appliances called this morning, a few hours ahead of the storm, letting me know the parts were in. Alison and I drove down to pick them up. About 45 minutes ago, I ventured into the basement and had the dryer fixed and put back together in less than half …
Continue reading Three Things, Day 11: Mr. Fixit, Light in the Darkness & Quiet
Today is Thanksgiving Day in the United States. As I sit here writing, there is so much I am grateful for, not the least of which is my loving, supportive, incredibly patient wife; my amazing children who consistently demonstrate the ability to make more mature and thoughtful choices than I did at their ages (currently …
Continue reading Three Things, Day 10: Weight, Comfort & Convenience
Gratitude #1:I’m not yet at the point where Three Things is part of my daily writing practice. I’m not even back at the point yet where the act of writing is part of my daily writing practice. In fact, there are really only two pieces of my writing practice right now: 1) feeling guilty for …
Continue reading Three Things, Day 9: Writing, Eating & Pronouns
Gratitude 1:We learned halfway through the day today that the schools in our supervisory union are closing early for the Thanksgiving holiday due to COVID and associated issues, including severe staffing shortages. After the kiddos were dismissed this afternoon, there won’t be classes again until Nov. 29 at the earliest. Today was the 58th day …
Continue reading Three Things, Day 8: Pausing, a Quick Change & Cloves
Gratitude #1:I’ve written about this song before. It carried me home today, though, so I’m writing about it again. Farewell Transmission is a song by Songs: Ohia, a recording name used by Jason Andrew Molina as both a solo artist and as part of a group. The song is from the 2003 album, Magnolia Electric …
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