I still have those books on my nightstand that feel like work to me. Brene Brown's Daring Greatly and that biography of Dorothy Parker. When I haven't committed to a new book I mope around the house looking for something to read. Family Circle. Better Homes and Gardens. Shut … [Read more...]
A Month of Reading – Day 25, Catching Up
I haven't updated this series since December 17! On December 16 I caught Kyle's sickness. The next day, Stewart got it too. By then Kyle had recovered and Brady seemed to have missed it altogether. That means in a two-parent home there were two sick parents and two healthy … [Read more...]
PayPal Is Fake Money
I've been using PayPal for many years now. I guess many is probably...five? Six years? How long has it been around? I suppose I started using it for eBay purchases, and then to receive money for things I eventually sold online. After several years of working primarily … [Read more...]
Sunset Cove Staycation
The iron words in this fence are a poem: In this fleeting moment what extravagant respite as booming surf speaks its mystical passage across the undreamed depths. Last month my family and I stayed at Sunset Cove Villas in Laguna Beach. ON the beach. It was the most … [Read more...]
Scholarshare’s 529 Plan
By the time I started college in 1989 I had over $3,000 in my savings account, which was amassed over the course of my entire life up to that point. We used to have "bank day" in elementary school, when we would bring in some cash and the teacher would be responsible for … [Read more...]