Author: daylerogers
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Garbage Happens
Who knew so much trash could accumulate in such a short period of time? Garbage collection has become an organized definitive science. Up until the first of the year, we could put anything at the curb, and it would be picked up by our gracious sanitary engineers. January 1st we were issued new bins that…
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Novocaine For The Heart
Two cavities in a six-year-old represent dental nightmares. Drilling, digging around, filling. And the numbing. Isley’s encounter with Dr. Mike went better than expected because he’s very good at deadening the pain. And he has a treasure chest that the kids get to choose a prize from when they’re done. What Isley wasn’t ready…
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Get Ready, Get Set–And Then What?
August. When those whose jobs move to the beat of the school year must begin. Not that it’s ever over. Seasons change the tempo. The beat slows a bit in summer. August brings accelerato. A quick pick-up of tempo. No one asks if the orchestra is ready to play faster. It’s written into the music.…
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If I Can’t See It, Is It Not There?
The goal was to go into San Francisco for the day to visit family. Rather than drive into the city—which neither of us wanted to do because we’d have been channeling our inner crazy person to attempt such a feat—we decided to take the ferry from Sausalito to the wharf. Sausalito is a beautiful little…
Tip of My Iceberg 