By Sue Murphy My husband, Harold, is into rock. Yes, back when I was trying to save the world with Joni Mitchell and Bob Dylan, he was turning up the speakers and blasting Iron Butterfly and Cream, but that’s not what I’m talking about. I’m talking about rock of the igneous or sedimentary variety. Harold studied rock…rocks…in college, and there was a great big pile … [Read more...]
Survey Says
By Sue Murphy A recent ExcomTeleportal poll found (insert desired name) in the lead in the presidential race.” I suppose the pollsters are right, although I was not included in the poll. Come to think of it, I’ve never been asked to name my preferred candidate. Perhaps ExcomTeleportal has no interest in my opinion. This surprises me because plenty of other people do. When I … [Read more...]
Always Be Closing – Camping
My first-grade grandson joined the Cub Scouts this year. Right now, he’s a Tiger, but he’s planning to move steadily up through the Wolf and Bear packs, changing out his hat and neckerchief as needed, until he achieves the exalted level of Webelo. Harold and I are very proud. His dad will move up, too, because the man bravely took on the job of leading the Cubs. In his own hat … [Read more...]
CAUTION: The Moving Walkway is Ending
By Sue MurphyThis is it, my darlings. This is what all of those days and hours and years of study have been for, all of those No. 2 pencils and bell curves and student loans. Every question at the end of every chapter was leading up to this – graduation day. Back when you toddled off to preschool, you were handed snub-nosed scissors and washable markers and were gently … [Read more...]
The Turkey Chainsaw Massacre
By Sue MurphyPoor Harold. Since he broke his arm, he had had to rely on my patchy expertise in way too many areas. It would try the patience of a saint.I know what you’re saying. Didn’t Harold break his arm before? Yes, he did, and that made the poor man crazy. But this time it’s his right arm, which has added a host of other indignities.We tackled the “I can’t … [Read more...]