40 is the New -9
It got really cold this week! I don’t know if you noticed, but highways in the north were closed due to ice, snow plows were out in full force, and officials were telling people to stay off the ...
Fury of a Million Acorns
I’ve got a real problem with my nuts. Wait – that didn’t come out right, did it? Acorns, nuts, demon seeds – call them what you will, but I’ve got entirely too many of th...
A Cautionary Tale About Frogs…
I’m not ashamed to admit it – I was once naive in the ways of the common green frog, led to believe that they’re all cute and laid-back and slimy in a fun-loving, hoppy kind of way...
Gardening for Lazy People
I enjoy the outdoors alright … I suppose. I mean, I look at it through the window every day, not to mention passing it whenever I walk from my front door out to my car in the driveway … le...
A Maze of Any Other Flavor…
There are many foods that I’ve occasionally dreamt of finding myself lost in a maze of … pizza, General Tso’s chicken, those giant chocolate chip cookies from Panera that just aboutÂ...
I Now Own a Chainsaw
You’d probably think that I’d be happy … perhaps even excited about this, but I assure you I’m really not. Sure, chainsaws are among the manliest of tools, whether you’...
I Want to Run a Marathon
Well not right now, mind you! It would take an awfully rude person to start a conversation and then immediately go, “You know what – hold that thought. I’m just going to go run 26.2 miles – Iâ...
Welcome to Vine City – Population: Vines
I may not know anything at all about vines and other vine-related climbing plants, but I think it’s clear to see that they should be feared nonetheless like the untamable killers that they most like...