The Deck (Part II) (A Mostly True Tale)
06-24-09
            As I mentioned last time, our deck needed staining.Okay, I take that back. It was already stained from barbecued ribs, spilled lemonade and the little whitewashed packages the birds liked to leave for us. To be precise, it needed weatherproofing with a coat of oil-based, redwood stain.

The Deck (A Mostly True Tale)
05-27-09
            The deck needed staining. Either that or it needed to be ripped off and used for firewood. Since we didn’t have a fireplace, we decided staining seemed a viable alternative.

Please press one
04-01-09
            Do you remember the days when real people answered the phone?
            Not long ago, my husband, Russ, spent hours trying to correct a problem by talking with a fake woman. Yes, one of those electronic females who answers the phone and doesn’t have a brain. Or a body. Or, for that matter, anything but wires, circuits and maybe a little dust.

A Country Boy
03-04-09
            They say you can take the boy out of the country, but you can’t take the country out of the boy. I'm here to tell you it's true for those raised in the suburbs, as well.