Archive For November, 2011
I just returned from getting my car inspected. In previous years I would stand shivering outside the seedy little office of the gas station in West Newton where I never go except for car inspections. Today I took my jacket off and according to my car thermometer, it was 71 degrees out. It’s simply wonderful. [...]
Most of my comments in Facebook involve discussions or descriptions of weather. I must be turning into a geezer. This month of November, however, has been notable for its warm, balmy weather. If the leaves weren’t down, and if the days weren’t short, it would feel like springtime. We had one violent storm along the [...]
The hardest lesson I have had to learn is one where things happen and you have no control but should not and cannot take the offense personally. The people in the family tend to make light of praise but take criticism to heart. We take unpleasant outcomes seriously, even if we’ve had no choice in [...]