A word, here, about picking your battles. I am beset by flies. In the last year or so I’ve had serious insect problems. I’m assuming that it’s because the foundations of this house, circa 1925, are more or less concrete swiss cheese at this point and bugs can come and go as they like. I […]
A word, here, about debatable choices. I opened up my parents’ place at the shore this weekend, and stocking, cleaning, and sanitizing a house with a back that doesn’t really work is about as much fun as it sounds. The primary problem down there, especially after the place has been empty for eight or nine […]
A word, here, about needs. With something resembling spring finally arriving on May 2, Nick and Reg invited me over for a socially-distanced firepit experience last night. Let me tell you: my first meaningful human interaction in seven weeks was fucking amazing. The genius of the socially-distanced firepit is that it’s basically the same arrangement […]