At 9, I fell about ten feet onto my back from the top of a jungle gym. At 13, I was thrown off the back of a Honda three-wheeler and watched it fly through the air about two inches above my body as I laid on the ground. At 15, I was thrown from the … Read more
Aaron celebrated his third birthday last night with friends, family, burgers, dogs, and birthday cake in the house: It was nice to have a pleasant event at the end of an otherwise rotten week. Wasn’t a great evening to be standing over the grill, though. It was 95° everywhere else, but it was about 110° … Read more
That’s the total rainfall we received at my house from yesterday and early this morning. The big stuff was all around us, but we never got pounded. We’re about 18″ behind for the year, and we’re in “exceptional drought,” which is the most severe category. Basically, in the heat of the day, the lawn spontaneously … Read more