Posts Tagged ‘opportunity’

Awash with Squash

It was a dark and stormy night. Amidst the raging wind, and while I sat cosily knitting on the couch, The Norwegian Artist and the Son and Heir brought in the last of the garden’s harvest. (Those of you who enjoy a comfortable, long-time relationship with the other half of your soul recognize that, sometimes [...]

“It’s Complicated.”

I think I need to go back to school for retraining, because I find myself unequipped for the technical and methodological demands of modern life. Specifically, I can’t understand my phone bill. It is six pages long, which as phone bills go is relatively short, but consider that I purchase six uncomplicated services: A basic [...]

The Issue of Choice

A teacher friend of ours raised his children with the concept of choices, as in, “That was a bad choice, son.” “Do you think that was a good choice?” “What were you thinking when you made that choice?” He always sounded so patient, but I’m sure that, when outsiders weren’t around, the questions may have sounded [...]

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