Filing documents. A parental leave project of mine was to finally get all of our “household documents” in order. Car titles, cat vaccination info, tax documents… It was infernally boring but oh-so-relieving to have gotten done. Family road trip. We completed our first long family drive last week. A childless couple would have taken 6.5 … Continue reading On 7 things from last week (6/12/23)
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On 7 things from last week (5/8/23)
Beach vacations. My cousin's wedding down in Sarasota (Anna Maria Island, to be specific) gave us an excuse to take the whole family on a beach vacation. Having grown up on the East Coast and spent nearly every summer weekend of my childhood on the beach, the idea of a beach vacation always seemed silly … Continue reading On 7 things from last week (5/8/23)
On Jason Isbell’s “Cast Iron Skillet”
As my friend and fellow Isbell fan Dan put it: This may be the best song Jason Isbell has written in a while. "Cast Iron Skillet" is a marvel of songwriting—partly because it offers an update on the template of "Outfit," one of Isbell's most famous songs. That song, written in the voice of Isbell's … Continue reading On Jason Isbell’s “Cast Iron Skillet”
On 7 things from last week (4/10/17)
Draft No. 4 by John McPhee. I've already written about this, but I really enjoyed this book of meta-journalism. Textbook Amy Krause Rosenthal by Amy Krause Rosenthal. A lovely, whimsical book of jokes, observations, and oddities underlined by the sadness of the author's dying too early at only age 51. Running with Our Eyes Closed. … Continue reading On 7 things from last week (4/10/17)
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