Which is more of a sign of permanence: the lease that I signed on this house, or the four tropical plants I just planted in pots on my patio?

Which is more of a sign of permanence: the lease that I signed on this house, or the four tropical plants I just planted in pots on my patio?

It’s no secret that I am terrified of this upcoming move, but today I started getting various estimates for the major stuff. First, the moving itself. Looks like it might run as high as $3500 to move what paltry [more...]
I’m consciously avoiding writing directly about the Virginia Tech shootings — by directing rage at cable news or politicians — because it is one of those things I don’t feel comfortable or [more...]
It’s sobering and strange, these connections to people we have. In the last few years, three separate tragedies have kind of scuffed my life by taking people that were peripherally connected to me in some way. On [more...]