Misadventures

Not a Crisis, Exactly — But It Is Another Snow Day

I don’t generally post twice in one day, but sometimes things pile up on my proverbial chest and need to be unloaded promptly.

Today is one of those days.

When I write angsty posts, I sometimes…

Hard Things, Life, Misadventures, Parenting, Personality Insights
Dec, 15, 2025
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Lost in Translation (But Still Speaking English)

One of the most delightful (and occasionally confusing) things about English is how the same object or concept can have a whole range of names, depending on where you live. Of course, there are…

Spell Check: When Names Get Playful with Their Letters

We’ve talked about naming cell phones, robot vacuums, bikes, cars, and gnomes. (Also: toaster ovens, fridges, ice machines, plants, in-car navigation systems, mass spectrometers, and microscopes – you name it. Pun intended.)

We’ve explored Q&A’s…

Fifteen Years + Double Pneumonia + Thankful

If today’s post title is an equation, I guess it equals an anniversary to remember.

Today marks fifteen years of marriage. I can’t believe my good fortune in finding such a selfless, hilarious and wonderful…

My Caps Lock Week

Oof. It has been…a week. If you don’t want to read a post littered with lamenting about the current state of my life, stop now.

PNEUMONIA

When I last touched base about life happenings, I was…

Happy Things Friday: 12 January

Happy Friday. Another day, another week, and we’re now firmly into the new year.

This was a mostly good week. There were some “moments”. Shall I discuss?

Perhaps I’ll start by recalling the morning our toilet…

Happy Things Friday, Misadventures, Thrifting
Jan, 12, 2024
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Mom, Where is Darth Vader’s Head??? (Or, Adventures in Putting Up Our Christmas Tree. Twice.)

We bought a Christmas tree on Tuesday.

So far, so good.

After the recent snowstorm, all the trees in the lot came with a free dusting of snow and ice, so we set it up…