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 has passed me without warning
And the best things [...]