To quote the old Mickey and Sylvia song, "Love is strange." There is no ordinary on that carousel, and sometimes you need to jump off before the music ends. That's how it was for one summer entanglement that I had in Boston.
Sally
Elio
The owner wanted to dump the property in the worst possible way. It would have been too kind to describe it as a fixer-upper.
Boot Stripe
The origin of the boot stripe is lost in time but probably dates back to some Viking bosun who needed to find an occupation for the crew between raiding sessions, cow tipping, and drinking. It's a picky job
Despair
This city boy became acquainted with working in the woods while living in coastal Maine. Specifically with cutting wood for the woodstove in my in-law's living room. I had been a Boy Scout, so I was familiar with saw and hatchet. But gathering wood for a scouts campfire or cookout was the limit of my exposure.
The Back Shop
Since I was young, I've placed a large amount of credence in the ability of my pre-conscious mind to assist in solving problems and aiding creativity. I'm not a psychologist, so my definition of how this works, or how to define it may not be theirs. I view it as a sort of back shop where all the heavy lifting gets done.
Money
During the Great Downsizing of government in the nineties (the Re-invention of Government as they smilingly termed it), I developed some thoughts about how organizations downsize.
White Paw Inspection
OK. She, Xenia - empress of all she surveys, says that I've washed out.
Haste Makes Waste
My in-laws had a Biblical quote for almost everything. Funny, in a family of nonchurch goers. They employed Biblical quotes as a sort of cake topper on arguments.
Life is Sweet
There he lay, contented, in the arms of my soon-to-be fiance and wife. The Grey Menace glared at me. I was interrupting Mom and Kitty time.
Pro Bono
Pro Bono work, work you do for free or at a significantly reduced fee, can be rewarding; or not. It can depend on how entitled or grateful the recipient is.
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