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Modern life has its conveniences. (Brrrrrr)
Connie is very pleased that getting into the steamroom is much easier now.
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Hedonistic Winter Naps
Nap Haven The art of the nap is one I developed late in life. From the age of 3 to, oh, 40 or so, I could no more take a nap than I could sing lead at the Metropolitan Opera. (Trust me, folks, I cannot...
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The Doors to Nowhere Somewhere
Doors to Nowhere I can’t, now, remember the logic behind it, but one of the very first things we did in The Barn was to put in a set of French doors on the second floor. The idea was to build a...
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Pointy Toilet Paper
I’ll finish the furnace story tomorrow, but right now I’m dwelling on the irony of the fact that last night I was home with no heat in the house. Tonight, I have heat at the house, but I’m in a Best...
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Discourse without distraction.
Naked lobster at the elephant table. I have returned from Massachusetts after celebrating HMOKeefe’s birthday. It was a wonderful time even if I did give him a cold for his birthday (or tried to)....
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Cold Tub
Sun Worshipping, Yet Vigilant Willy In 2002, The Ex and I bought a hot tub, er. . . I mean spa. We had always wanted one, but after we installed the fence to corral puppies, the perfect alcove was...
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Warmth and Sun
Morning Daydreams It’s getting to be that time of the year when I switch my living arrangements. It’s winter and in the interest of not paying Appalachian Power more than my mortgage, I’m moving...
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Everything Old is New Again
I spent my moody teens (and one memorable night at the Charleston Holiday Inn) mooning over Emerson, Lake and Palmer. Nutrocker was my favorite Christmas music for a long time. Even now, I use it...
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The Things That Go Together
Chef Boy ‘R Mine left today to return to his life in Charlotte. We had a nice, low-keyed visit. For once, he got out of here without having to cook for me. I served him a bad breakfast (unintentional),...
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DragonMan
When I wasn’t calling him by his real name of Doug, I called him either HMO’Keefe or Dragonman (sometimes shortened to DMan.) The former was a nickname of his choosing based on an historical character....
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Hot times in the bedroom
Those of you who hang out with me on Facebook know that I’m still in the seemingly-endless pursuit of organizing The Barn. I go in fits and starts with this, but lately my fervor has been renewed. I...
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A Proper Vacation
I just returned from my first proper vacation in five years. By proper, I mean a vacation in which I do a lot of sitting around at a beach with umbrella drinks. This vacation was the First Annual...
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