16.Before the summer of 2016,I had always been afraid of heights.For most of my life,even the idea of climbing a mountain would give me butterflies in my stomach.(36)F On my birthday that year,when my mother and I first made the decision to climb Mt.Ranier in August,my knees actual...
for the holidays the way I usually do — via a plane filled with folks of indeterminate COVID status talking and coughing and breathing around me for 8 hours — and no point to being a disease vector to the friends and family that I visit. Or to getting it myself in the U.S., bei...
sausage, and milk. “I am going to the craft store today for some fabric and things,” said their mother, “I want you guys to be on your best behavior, and you cannot leave this apartment until your chores are done.
What struck me about The Home Depot’s effort was first, the authentic voice that comes across when you empower employees to share what they do in the stores with an online community. These aren’t PR and marketing people writing for the site, they are seasoned associates with specific exper...
Trying to find a special gift that will truly capture the creativity and coronary heart of your loved one? Consider the classic gift idea of any star. Buying a star is a wonderful way to present a person how much they indicate for you, and it’s a great gift that they’ll never forge...
Building something bigger then me It's an allusive Gem not often found In a world full of Me's the We's are hard to find Or is it some disillusionment of getting older All too often I have experienced a stealing of this beautiful gift Perhaps we are all granted fleeting moments of it...
For the last 4-ish years, it’s been stored at a marina that stores boats and stuff, and that container had to be moved down to Ecuador, so that my old stuff could fill my new place. But before that, I had some boxes of anime and manga at my friend Mark’s place, that I’d...