Slice of Life

Late summer, in snapshots

Although it’s very nearly pumpkin time, the sudden spike of Sacramento heat has me thinking about the lovely last bits of summer. …

Any ideas on how to make a giant slug costume? “I’m watching you WazOWski,” I said while piling broccoli onto our plates. …

“I love you!” I shout to Mr. T, jumping into his lap and planting a noisy kiss (or seven). “Why?” he asks, …

Played grease monkey with my father-in-law last month as he taught me how to conduct the annual inspection of the Cessna 182. …

Puttering around my front yard tomato pots, I heard Mr. T turn the corner and holler something like, “You’re going to like …

I noticed the couple come in–the gentleman dutifully shepherding the woman and her walker into line and then to a seat nearby. …

For once, an ultimatum worked. I told T: “If the tree doesn’t come down today, I’m going to leave it up all …

Well, we’re almost a month into the new year. I’ve just about got the hang of writing ‘2013’ but I feel a …

I did it. Well, mostly anyway. The “it” in question? Taking a photo every day for a year. By my crackulations, I …

She showed up at my house unannounced at 9 p.m. on a Sunday. Ostensibly there to conduct a job interview, she proceeded …