19. the full crew.
Everyone here is excited about the win by Columbus in the first leg of the MLS Eastern Conference finals. And I mean everyone. Although the effort was kind of exhausting.
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16. bailing with bullets.
Samuel Johnson said patriotism is the last refuge of a scoundrel. Bullet posts are the last refuge of a distracted blogger. I’m sitting at the kitchen table in my parents’ house. I have prep work for tomorrow’s tailgate party done, and I’m enjoying the hell out of this bomber of Bison Imperial Stout, from Homestead Beer… Read More 16. bailing with bullets.
12. wonder.
In the last week, chances are good that if I look down while doing stuff in the kitchen, that’s what I’m going to see. Charlie watches. He studies. If he’s awake, he wants to know what we’re doing and how it might fit into his new life. Sure, I’m aware of the thing about curiosity… Read More 12. wonder.
6. not yet.
I look a little bit demented in this picture, but the happiness on my face is genuine. Unfortunately, it didn’t last. I took that selfie outside of one of the two shops that worked for more than two weeks to restore my Element to its former glory. It had been pronounced fixed earlier on Friday;… Read More 6. not yet.
4. grassy.
Bluegrass music works any time of the year. But for me, the best time of the year for bluegrass — especially the hippie-grass I love so much — is right now. The air is cool and maybe a little misty, like we’re in a mountain town at dusk. The smells are distinctive: old, dry leaves,… Read More 4. grassy.
3. out of my element.
When my Element — my 10-year-old, 245,000-miles-on-it Element — ran into a deer two weeks ago, I was crestfallen. Though I was able to drive it home, the damage was bad, and I assumed that our insurance company would total the best car I’ve ever owned. But as I found out just a day later,… Read More 3. out of my element.
Uncle Crappy 