Sometime in the early 1980’s–’82 or ’83, I’d guess–we got cable TV and a whole new world came into our living room. This was before the advent of Cartoon Network and Nickelodeon, so instead of watching The Powerpuff Girls and Spongebob Squarepants, my brothers and I whiled away our afternoons with the likes of Beaver… Read More Pastime

We’ve switched from MovableType to Word Press, and this is the obligatory test post.

I was able to get an earlier time and re-took the driver’s license theory test this afternoon instead of having to wait until October 10. I was more nervous during the test than is flattering to admit, and I so did not want to have to come home and tell the Internet that I failed… Read More Test Anxiety

Lydia came home today with the news that she had been accepted as one of six third graders chosen to start trumpet lessons this fall. She’s thrilled and can’t stop talking about it, and I think I may be just as excited as she is. I played trombone and baritone in school for eight years… Read More Tooting her horn

Tage has recently discovered a love for the old (well, old-ish–it came out when I was a teenager) Disney series, Darkwing Duck. As luck would have it, we had stashed away in a box an old Darkwing videotape that my mom had given Lydia several years ago, and Tage was delighted when we gave it… Read More Learning Curve

I just got home from taking the theory test for my Swedish driver’s license, and I missed passing by one question. One. I’m so disgusted with myself I could just spit. The test wasn’t especially hard, but there were some weird questions that threw me. Also, it didn’t help that Olof was sitting in the… Read More One fucking question …

We’ve had frost on the car windshield a few mornings in the past week. I brought my plants in from the porch and balcony to protect them from freezing temperatures. We’ve had a fire in the woodstove for three days in a row. I guess it’s time to face the fact that fall is well… Read More A new season