Dear Sirs: Last week you sent some college-aged kids door-to-door around our neighborhood hawking U-verse. I told them that was great, my husband had hoped you’d come to our neighborhood, they should come back after I’d had a chance to discuss it with him. They returned during the dinner hour. My husband...
Archives - August 2009
An Open Letter to AT&T
Saturday, August 29 2009 - Funny Stuff
First Day of (pre)School.
Tuesday, August 18 2009 - Family
Yesterday, actually, was Ethan’s first day back in preschool after summer vacation. According to his teachers, he had a great day. Today is Laurel’s first day back in school. This is her first day as a 5th grader, which also means she’s one of the Big Cheeses at the school. Even if she weren’t, the airbrushed...
Last Hurrahs.
Sunday, August 16 2009 - Family
Ethan returns to school tomorrow, so we took as many opportunities as we could this weekend to spend time together as a family. Saturday evening we went south to the old fire tower a few miles south of us. I am not a big fan of heights these days – especially when the thing I’m climbing is rickety and...
The War Between the Geriatrics.
Wednesday, August 12 2009 - Funny Stuff
This evening, owing to our schedule, our family decided to dine at a local restaurant. Ethan wasn’t behaving near the end of the dinner, so he and I went out front to wait while Greg paid the bill. While we were waiting, a shiny white car driven by an elderly fellow we’ll call Ed pulled up in front of...
