I’m sitting on a bench outside a restaurant in the little town where I live, soaking up the shade while waiting for my friend. We’re going to have lunch together. A guy I’ve seen around town, but don’t know, walks by. He’s showing his grandfather the sights. “Over here,” he says, “is the town ice [...]
Posts Tagged ‘quotidian’
The Natives Here Are so Quaint and Friendly
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged quotidian on 5 July 2008 | 1 Comment »
New Look
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged quotidian on 16 April 2008 | 2 Comments »
First of all, that’s not a picture of me at the top of the page. It’s the penguin who appears in one of the illustrations for Terrastina and Mazolli. He and I extend a hearty welcome to everyone who has migrated from my blogger blog, and to anyone else who has stumbled on this little [...]
Spring Cleaning
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged cool stuff, quotidian on 14 April 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I’ve got a bunch of science fiction digest magazines I don’t want anymore. They have been in boxes for seven years and I have not once felt the urge to open any of those boxes, which reminds me of that rule for getting rid of stuff: If you haven’t used something in two years, you [...]
Shedding
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged quotidian on 8 February 2008 | Leave a Comment »
When I’m mowing the lawn I sometimes find a snakeskin nestled in the blades of grass in our front yard. The skin is usually about a foot long, translucent, and still bears the imprint of tail, scales, belly, jaws, nostrils, and eyes. It’s like finding the ghost of a snake haunting our yard. I always [...]
Steamed Vegetables
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged quotidian, recipe on 3 February 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Yeah, it sounds kind of boring, but this is a favorite dish in our house. Kim and I try to always have it around. Here’s how we do it: 1. Cut up 3 carrots, 2 broccoli heads, some cabbage, and half a cauliflower into bite size pieces. 2. Trim the ends off a handful of [...]
Snow
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged quotidian on 31 January 2008 | 1 Comment »
On Saturday and Sunday we got over two feet of snow in our little town. Everything was covered in clean whiteness. Our car looked like a giant marshmallow. Most of the snow is still here, although some of it has melted. On Monday morning I shoveled a path down our steps to the street. It [...]
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