Monthly Archives: July 2010

The construction workers are very industrious.  Dig, dig, digging.  Hauling away load after load after load of dirt.  More dirt.  And yet even more dirt. (I wonder where they are taking it . . .) My how big the hole … Continue reading →

Last week, the United States celebrated its independence.  The 4th of July.  Picnics, parades, family, fun, fireworks. Yesterday, I finished In Love and War by Jim and Sybil Stockdale. It’s because of people like Jim that we continue to live … Continue reading →

The Rock Gods looked down from the heavens.  They saw that I was about to engage in a rock war with an unknown man.  In their infinite wisdom, they condescended to rescue me from myself. A mere two hours after … Continue reading →

Let me say this about that. But first . . . All of the fencing is up around the construction area by my office.  Two strands of beleaguered barbed wire languishes atop the fence. Two signs on each side of … Continue reading →

Yesterday afternoon a few moments before I left work to trek down to the bus stop, dark clouds gathered in the sky. Lightening flared. Thunder roared. The wind groaned.  On my way out, I grabbed my umbrella. Within moments, I … Continue reading →