Sherry | September 27, 2007
Earlier this week I had a parking-lot conversation with Pete Snow, whose wife had died two weeks earlier. Somehow we got to talking about cremation. I listened to his opinions and stories on the topic and then, to illustrate my related opinions, I asked his permission to tell one of my two stories. I told [...]
Sherry | July 27, 2007
Singing has been part of who I am my whole life. My parents recognized a musical bent in me when I was still so little I had to stand on the front pew of the church to sing solos while my mother accompanied me on the piano. Singing was the identity that gave me enough [...]
Sherry | June 17, 2007
Since Mauri is not prone toward self-promotion, I’m the one left to report that his single-seater recumbent bike odometer turned over to 7,000 miles on his last ride. Of course his lifetime mileage would soar into numbers way higher, probably six figures, since he’s been an avid bike rider for many years. Having lived in [...]
Sherry | June 11, 2007
Last night Mauri and I became part of a start-up reading group. As we gathered around our hosts’ ample-sized table for a salad-and-homemade-bread supper, each of the eight of us took one to four minutes to share our “bibliobiography.” Already intimidated by the abundant intelligence spread across the other seven in the group, I was [...]
Sherry | May 10, 2007
I created quite a stir. I want you to know I haven’t stopped recycling; it’s a habit now—a good habit, and as long as we continue to pay Waste Management to provide a separate container to collect our recyclables, we’ll keep hauling it to the curb every other Tuesday night. I even got complimented on [...]
Sherry | May 8, 2007
I actually heard myself say it out loud today: “I used to be a conscientious recycler until I learned I was doing it for Al Gore.” It’s true. Not that long ago I would walk from one end of the house to the other to put paper in a bag I keep near my desk [...]
Sherry | May 3, 2007
Last night as I drove out of Newberg I noticed the gas prices are $3.59/gallon. The last time I filled up my jeep it cost me $52.79! I’m the last person to complain because I live one block from where I work, but I’m not sure there’s a real good reason for gas to cost [...]
Mauri | April 15, 2006
The best things happen in the morning When the sun comes up and life seems new Again, it’s hit me without warning Offering quiet, good things to do Or wish I’d done, because by now It’s afternoon, and moving on Toward supper, and I’ll wonder how I missed it, starting with the dawn This day [...]