February Christmas
Good thing we didn’t put up a Christmas tree last year. Two months after Christmas, we still haven’t even put away our stockings. 🙂
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Chapstick trick
For a few days, Allison kept using the last remains of her chapstick. She got to the point when most of what she was getting on her lips was plastic case rather than lip balm. A few days into this, she finally realized that the chapstick was not almost gone. …
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Mystery trucks
This morning Allison looked out the window and mentioned a big truck was arriving in front of our home. We looked at it and commented that we didn’t know of any construction happening on our street. Later that morning I saw more trucks and again wondered what was happening. I …
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Icy floor
Yoram is visiting. How many Penn students does it take to figure out where to put the bag of ice so that it won’t fall all over the floor? Apparently more than three.
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Not a new human condition
“Suddenly he stopped, and glanced up at the houses. He found that he had passed his aunt’s some distance, and, smiling to himself, turned back.”– Oscar Wilde, The Picture of Dorian Gray, 1890
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Omega-3’d Floor
What’s that on the floor? Termites? Ant poop? No. Flax seed from the wife making smoothies. (Rosie, at the top of the picture, can attest to it)
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Good morning, strangers!
We arrived last night at Allison’s parents’ place for the holidays. This morning, upon waking up, Allison took our dog Rosie for a walk. When they came back, Allison vaguely noticed that the small SUV outside the house was black, and she thought that her parents’ car was silver. But …
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Hidden present
Last time my dad was in the U.S., he spent a couple of hours in a bookstore choosing a book to give to my sister for Christmas. He picked one, took it home with him, and gave it to my mom to put it in a safe place. A few …
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Front desk saves stinky wife
The wife forgot her deodorant at home while traveling, but was saved by the hotel’s front desk.
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