Tollhouse. Milk's Spouse. Way of life that I espouse. Consistently sweet. Tasty. Hasty Loyal namaste-ty. An everyday treat. Slightly salty. Not my faulty if they make you cheat. Easy Peasy Every palate pleasy Always good to eat. Just dough tastes woah! Baked, though, More so. Popped right off the sheet. Teaspoon. Hand hewn. Fuddy duddy [...]
Today, my daughter Katherine celebrates her birthday and, though I’ve written about her before, I believe the beautiful butterfly that is emerging from her COVID-mandated cocoon deserves a special post. Katherine lives in LA, which has been locked down for almost exactly a year. Everything that drew Katherine and her friends to that city – [...]
Until Green Bay meteorologist, Justin Steinbrinck first mentioned it a three days ago, I had never heard of ice fog and I've lived through 57 winters. It sounded kind of cool to me, though, like something Jack Frost would dance through, or Alfred Hitchock would produce outside a dimly lit rear windows. Turns out, it's [...]
Dear little chromebook, so shiny and lean You’re also a victim of COVID-19. You had it much simpler way back in the day When you ruled the classroom and kept kids at bay. Now you’ve been scattered to bedrooms and floors Stuffed into closets and shoved under doors. They slam you in anger and throw [...]
I wonder how our rivers will record this volatile year. What stories will they tell in the sediment they leave behind? Does the 2020 moon wax in sympathy, or wane in dismay? Will the stressed roots of this year's trees grow deeper, will their acorns offer hope? Do the tides of 2020 hurry out and [...]