December 6, 2019
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Occasionally when I chat with folks — especially strangers — I’m reminded that living in a central-city neighborhood poses certain risks that those in middle-class suburbs escape. Truth to tell, most of the time I don’t dwell on the dangers … Continue reading
October 30, 2019
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So now for the usual two to four weeks of nagging, barking cough, the inevitable follow-on when one of these ailments afflicts me. Cough cough cough cough cough cough cough cough cough cough cough cough cough cough cough cough…. I … Continue reading
October 2, 2019
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So when I moved into the Funny Farm, lo! these many years ago, the flowerbed under the front window hosted four strange and rather dowdy plants. These things, a variety of bamboo (we’re told), were planted by Satan and Proserpine … Continue reading
September 10, 2019
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So once again Harvey the Hayward Pool Cleaner has choked on a palm-tree seed, and I’ve dragged him (and myself…) up to the Leslie’s Pools store to be dissected, cleaned out, and put back together. This process is free, but … Continue reading
August 20, 2019
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Ever ask yourself those questions? Arrrhhhghhh! Question # 1: Heaven help us, what are you smoking? So this afternoon I’m banging around the house as fast as I can bang, trying to catch up with all the chores that didn’t … Continue reading
August 13, 2019
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So tomorrow the Swimming Pool Service & Repair crew is supposed to come over to drain the pool and start a massive cleanup. Nothing that I’ve done has halted the steady swampification of the water, which now looks like something … Continue reading