Exceptional people live in every neighborhood, some of them miracles, some of them heroes. Jacob Allen and his parents, Jim and Karen, live near me in Morgantown. Jacob is the young man with autism, who at 18, was lost for four days in the Dolly Sods Wilderness of West Virginia back in October of 2007. […]
Levels, Shame, and Joy… Oh, my! (Aka: Bless this messy house.)
To Do List Clean (really clean) the first level Straighten the second level Bank Gas Consignment Shop Pick up coffee beans at Quantum Bean Drop tin of cookies (with note) at Blatter house Dear Mr. and Mrs. Blatter: I’m writing to apologize… For the time I wouldn’t let you use the bathroom in our house […]
Death 101: The Art of Dying (as taught by Atul Gawande…and my mother)
I’ve come a long way, baby. From being the scarediest of cats about so many things. High bridges, for instance. And death. For the longest time, my parents sheltered my brothers and me from post-mortem matters. It wasn’t until the eighth grade that I attended a funeral, my paternal grandfather’s. In the back of the […]
What to Make for Supper (for the next several days): My 20 favorite Pioneer Woman Recipes
I like man food. Fortunately, so does Ree Drummond, the “Pioneer Woman.” Because Pioneer Woman recipes tend to be “man food,” I own three of Drummond’s cookbooks: Recipes from an Accidental Country Girl* Food from My Frontier* Dinnertime* What do I mean by “man food?” “Man food” items are savory, often slow-cooked, and never “low-cal.” […]
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