On 7 things from last week (5/15/23)

Rain. The amount of rain we got last week was astounding for the Front Range. Our home weather station recorded 3" in two days, which is a shocking amount for out here. (The Denver region is in a "semi-arid" climate zone.) Tilling. Getting ready to xeriscape another section of our lawn involved 20 minutes of … Continue reading On 7 things from last week (5/15/23) →

The pleasures of talking shop

It was pleasant to talk shop again; to use that elliptical, allusive speech that one uses only with another of one’s trade.Josephine Tey, The Daughter of Time You don't read classic mystery novels expecting to uncover little nuggets of professional insight. Then again, Tey's The Daughter of Time is a unusual mystery, so maybe I … Continue reading The pleasures of talking shop →