A friend who has always lived in rented dwellings is currently in the process of buying a home. She called about a few things:
Her: “There’s a bunch of paperwork about lead paint.”
Me: There goes your health. “Yeah, that has to be disclosed.”
Her: “Does this house have it (the one she’s about to buy)?”
Me: Probably. “What year was it built?”
Her: [...]
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Unplugged
Posted in Home life, misc on May 20, 2009 | 1 Comment »
A week or so ago, we lost our internet access for a day. Oh the horrors.
It was frustrating, and not so much because I couldn’t catch emails within minutes of their arrival, or check the status of friends on my Facebook page.
It was the inability to get answers to the trivial little things that pop [...]
Dog Days of Summer
Posted in Rant, misc, tagged dogs, pet owners, pet supplies, pets on May 13, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
You know, I’ve already penned my rant about dogs running wild. But I really do hope that as summer comes, people will be out more with their pets, especially their dogs: letting them get plenty of air, sunshine, exercise, and attention – all without allowing them to traverse the streets unsupervised or run at unsuspecting pedestrians.
You know the [...]
My Own Harper’s Index
Posted in Writing, misc, tagged Alice LaPlante, Harper's Index, statistics, The Making of a Story, Writing, writing books, writing exercises on March 16, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
A year ago at Christmas, my husband bought me The Making of a Story: A Norton Guide to Creative Writing by Alice LaPlante.
It’s a great text with excellent writing advice and practical exercises for writers. One task was to create a “Harper’s Index on a personal level,” to demonstrate how one’s details/statistics help describe us as individuals.
It’s [...]
