52 Things I've Learned
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Still Life
Aug
24
Still Life
I was admonished.  Riding in back with Maeve, rear-facing and buckled into her car seat, Amanda requested I keep the frivolity at a level compatible with Maeve’s temporary state of digestive certitude.  Which meant small giggles and smiles were ok, but not the hilarity of last night’s physical...
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Rockets’ Red Glare
Jul
08
Rockets’ Red Glare
Three minutes out, we’re twenty minutes late.  In the waning hour of the nation’s 250th birthday party, we’re screaming westward in Engine 31.  Mitch, our best driver, is at the wheel.  Zach, one of our two quite excellent captains, is in command.  In back, Lt. Jason and newly minted Firefighter of...
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Make it Happen
May
28
Make it Happen
James can’t see.  While being blind could in other circumstances be a serious problem, here it is a semi-amusing inconvenience.  “Here” happens to be Portage, Wisconsin, where James, Captain 1 Brandon and me have spent our Wednesday nights since January.    Portage is lowkey depressing these days...
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