We are driving down to Orange County as I type this, another trip to Disneyland, some time at the beach in our future, a first meeting with new family members and a reunion with those long separated. We just passed through Buttonwillow on the drive south. Erin, drifting in and out of sleep in the…
Author: Backpacking Dad
Things I Learned From My Cat’s Veterinarian
1. If you puncture one of your yellow Corvette’s tires, you can’t just replace that tire. If there’s any wear at all on the other tires you have to replace at least the pairing tire or the car will be imbalanced. 2. Corvette tires cost $500 each. 3. I pay my vet too much.
Trying to get out of the house in the morning
In twenty, no eighteen, no sixteen, no, negative seven minutes it will be noon. Noon! Noon already and I’ve only barely put deodorant under my arms and brushed my hair (after splashing water in it to help tame the bed-head, a full, relaxing, solo shower being completely out of the question; they would find me.)…