In the name of this post, I’ll share the best advice I’ve adopted and heard in regards to relationships:
1. My own personal standard: “Never date a boy who can’t chop his own firewood.” This immediately eliminates all men too weak to swing an ax, too city-bred to believe there are anything but gas fireplaces, and [...]
Archive for June, 2008
Relationship Advice
Posted in Rant, tagged L-O-V-E, relationships on June 11, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Just waiting on the tsunami
Posted in News, tagged family, flood, natural disasters on June 9, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
When I was 15, our barn burnt to the ground in a blaze of glory. The scene was one from out of Backdraft, and when it was over, there was nothing left. Earlier this year, we had a chimney fire at our lake house, which destroyed a substantial part of the upstairs and roof areas. [...]
Things to Ignore:
Posted in Things To Ignore, tagged Baseball, Rain on June 7, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Any weather forecast. While attending a baseball game last night might have appeared to be a good idea based on the foresight of the weather forecast, we bore the brunt of thunderstorms from the second inning on. Given how awesome my hair looks when spattered with rain, I loved every single minute of the game. [...]
Things to Ignore:
Posted in Things To Ignore, tagged Houses, Same same same on June 2, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Tract homes.
A billboard on the highway says, “Homes you can tell apart.” I sincerely like this ad tactic, but find it sad that it’s even necessary at all. When driving through a neighborhood featuring only five color schemes and three home designs, doesn’t it just scream, STREETS OF GOLD? Ah, the road to hell is [...]
