Freeze

February 11, 2010

Paralysis where once there was laughter, wildness of imagination, the ability to, if only for a brief moment, experience perfection. It’s where we are as a nation, where we huddle as a people, where we go when our daily habits are in the slightest bit challenged – psychic panic rooms. Looking out into my backyard, the snow continues to fall gently, accentuating the silence that come over the town, the schools, the work place, the roads out.

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Top 5 Things I'll Fail To Do In 2010

January 1, 2010

This year I’ll try a different angle. Rather than a laundry list of what I’m going to pretend to do in 2010, this time around I’m posting the

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Digging out of 1st snow of 2009

December 20, 2009

Snow storms for my daughter in our suburban Connecticut homestead couldn’t be farther from mine, and I’m good with that except it would be nice to have El Super come by and shovel/snowblow.

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Getting ready for the holiday party, or how they'll freak out at the Pastelón

December 16, 2009

Pastelon is an old school, mi tierra type dish that has all the essential end of days sustenance ingredients

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How to avoid the Honey-Do List (or how I bled all over my Outback)

November 8, 2009

2010 Subaru Outback OEM Hitch Installation, Wheel Arch Molding Installation or How to avoid the Honey-Do List (or how I bled all over my Outback)

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Goalie

October 29, 2009

I’m speechless (though not exactly quiet) on the sidelines as I watch my daughter excel on the soccer field.  She finally got a shot at goalie this season.  Made a bunch of saves her abuelo would be damn proud of. That’s my warrior princess – golaso denied!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Tree House Demo & Letting Go

October 25, 2009

Practice letting go.  Practice letting go early so that when the time comes, when it really counts, I don’t screw it up.  Today I practiced letting go by tearing down my daughter’s tree house.  In our era, where lawsuits, bike helmets, and fiber are all the rage, having a tree house is one more liability, [...]

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Tortilla Española y Familia

October 11, 2009

Fall is here in the northeast, bringing sweater weather, and as the leaves start turning shades of orange,  yellow, and crimson, I get the urge for a favorite childhood comfort food that la abuela was the master of.  Nothing fancy, but the basic staples of working people of the north of Spain – potatoes, olive [...]

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Review of 2010 Subaru Outback

October 9, 2009

Perhaps a car review of the 2010 Subaru Outback from a guy who managed to take a 2005 Subaru Outback over the railing of I95 and into the woods makes you pause, but go with it for a bit.  After more than a month looking for a used – sorry, I meant “pre-owned” Outback with [...]

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10th Anniversary Gift

August 30, 2009

There were many ways I thought of spending my 10th wedding anniversary – none of which included sailing 50 feet over the guardrail of Interstate 95 and, only through the hand of Providence, walking away without a scratch.  The ever-so-sudden moment before impact with the metal guardrail, I shouted out “NO!” understanding full well that [...]

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