There’s been a meme floating around for a month or two that shows a row of five numbered chicken wings, each one a little more stripped of meat than the last. Number one has a single small bite taken out of it; number five looks like it’s been dug up…
I'm Black. I don't believe any of this. It makes no sense and there is no evidence of anyone doing it, to say nothing of it being some kind of widespread thing.
Been arguing about this online for years.
Didn't see the Twitter fight, but it is almost certainly about…
I’ve been slightly annoyed with myself that I didn’t cook much this summer. Especially since we upgraded our kitchen in the Spring. But with the cooler temps over the last couple of weeks, I’ve started cooking again. ‘
I don’t know why I was so hard on myself over why…
Five years ago, there was little chance that I would have had cell phone reception on most of the backpacking trails I hiked. This was true even though many of them were no more than a hour or so out of mid-sized cities.
But I am writing this piece (well…
Digital photography has made it easier than ever to remember the good times
Technology is something else, as my grandmother would say.
So many pictures.
I’ll take more pictures of my teenage son this year than have ever been taken of me.
Outside of school photos with “PROOF” stamped on…
Why you’re oh-so-wrong about grilling being solely a summer thing.
It’s the time of year when most people are putting their grills away. But I’m just getting started.
Why?
Allow me to take you back more than twenty years.
It’s the late 90s and it’s hot. Maybe not 100 degrees…
Last week, we had our home painted, during which, I spent a significant amount of time apologizing to the painters.
We’ve lived in our new home for three years and we’re finally settled in. It has really needed paint since we first bought the place, but circumstances conspired to make…
This was beautifully written. But between your fears of climate change and your concerns about the cost of buying somewhere that you actually want to live, you seem to be making a really good case for your continuing to rent.
I understand why you're moving, but why are you trying to buy?
Let the landlord shoulder the risk of climate change. Of ever rising real estate taxes. Of repairs.
Stay flexible. You're not planning to sell so you're not buying for investment. And that $100,000 in purchase costs is 4 years of rent at $2,000 per month.
There are a lot of towns where you can rent a 2-bedroom house, with garage, for that.
Especially since you are fine living away from people.
What's the appeal of owning at this late date?
