This is a birthday card a female friend sent me. We both love black humor and she usually sends her cards unsigned so that I may pass them on. I’ve shown this to a random sampling of friends and most of the women flip to the inside for the punchline (it’s all on the cover) […]

My old buddy from last summer is working with me again, but this time on his family’s wraparound Victorian style porch. Short commute for me, shorter for him. Though the tool belt I bought him last year fits without adjustment, heís bigger by fifteen pounds. ìHey, Chris, you know those beams we struggled with last […]

Hey Diane and Michael and Matt and the Blog if you so choose! WeÂ¥ll see how my ambitious plan goes, considering the librarian wasnÂ¥t at the library yesterday and today when I went to talk to her she said that electricity had been out. I donÂ¥t know if that is a problem with the lines […]

Well hello there! I just showed my `sister` that picture of me cuando era joven. `QuÈ bonita!` – Marguina. `QuÈ blanca!` – yo. I got here yesterday afternoon and now IÂ¥m here in a tiny little town called Achuapa, about an hour from EstelÃŒ. ItÂ¥s only 20 km or so from a town named Sauce […]

Go Away Dixie Gillian

I should ask Matthew where this is but he’s asleep. View larger image