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Category: Friday Round-Up
11:43 p.m. Friday Round-Up
Beloved sled dog musher Lance Mackey died this week. He was flinty, funny, courageous, and valiant but if you saw him you’d think he’d missed his shift changing oil at the drive-through oil change place on the way out of town. Not that changing… Continue Reading “11:43 p.m. Friday Round-Up”
Love Your Potato Friday Round-Up
It appears that the airbag for the passenger seat of our truck is “off.” So, either this means that the little indicator is wrong or the airbag will actually not deploy if we hit something. Of course, it can’t be ‘diagnosed’ for weeks and… Continue Reading “Love Your Potato Friday Round-Up”
Scratchy Sheets Friday Round-Up
I have a bum knee and it’s added years to my already astronomical age. I wear a brace – the one I bought for $3.18 at the Mitchell, South Dakota, Walmart – so I have that look of an athlete, albeit an aging one.… Continue Reading “Scratchy Sheets Friday Round-Up”
What’s Behind the Green Door Friday Round-Up
Our neighbor asked why we have lights on in our house in the middle of the night and I told her it was because our dog, Swirl, has lost his mind. The incessant fireworks set him to pacing and then to pawing so that… Continue Reading “What’s Behind the Green Door Friday Round-Up”
Dear William et al Friday Round-Up
Lately, it seems like writing a letter on personalized stationery and putting it in a mailbox on a rural road in Alaska would get a faster response than some of my emails. It feels weird and old ladyish to complain about such a thing,… Continue Reading “Dear William et al Friday Round-Up”
Better Late Than Never Friday Round-Up
I see your soggy box wine and raise you a four-pack of little bottles of Chardonnay from Walgreen’s. It occurred to me after I posted photos on Facebook of unloading our sodden camping gear at a dog park in order to wring it out… Continue Reading “Better Late Than Never Friday Round-Up”
You Can Get What You Want When You Figure Out What It Is Friday Round-Up
We sold our Bambi. We fell in love with Airstream trailers years ago. Every time we passed one on the highway, we’d ooh and ahh. They’re so perfectly designed, so beautiful. But after owning one for just four months, we knew we weren’t Airstream… Continue Reading “You Can Get What You Want When You Figure Out What It Is Friday Round-Up”
Birthday Ramp-Up Friday Round-Up
My birthday is Monday so I’m trying to get in a good mood about it in advance. I’d say it was a big number but they’re all big numbers now. My inclination was to dummy up about it, wave it away, do a good… Continue Reading “Birthday Ramp-Up Friday Round-Up”
New and Used Friday Round-Up
I wasn’t sure, but it turned out I did actually snip the Goodwill tag off my new vest before sitting with my back to a bunch of people at this morning’s conference workshop. I wondered about it, wondered if a kind soul would gently… Continue Reading “New and Used Friday Round-Up”
Bee That As It May Friday Round-Up
I was approached by a very nice woman wearing a high-collared tweed jacket who asked if I’d consider becoming a hand model for a national, high end lotion company. She said I’d have to stop mopping the floors on my hands and knees with… Continue Reading “Bee That As It May Friday Round-Up”
Listen to Jan read her essay “Billy” presented on WUWM’s Lake Effect
Jan’s essay “At the Breakfast Bar” on WUWM Lake Effect
Jan’s essay “The Parish Hall,” on WUWM Lake Effect May 27, 2020
“Fury Cannot Touch Me,” Modern Love, NYT, 9/29/11
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