For a week I noticed the bike sitting behind the dumpster. It had been rejected at least twice by the garbage men, and no doubt the groundskeepers all passed on it too. It just sat there unclaimed, as if it were stranded on the Island of Misfit Toys. It was also a pawn in some kind of … Continue reading Dumpster Diving
Tag: Spouses
Birthday Benevolence
This coming Saturday is my wife's birthday. We are currently wrapping out heads around how we'll spend the day and also what kind of present to get for her. She's already rejected going to a fancy restaurant for a meal that would exceed $100. I've since offered her an item off her bucket list for a present, along … Continue reading Birthday Benevolence
Endearments, Expressions, and Sanctions
When you marry for the second time, you slowly come to realize that you and your spouse each have different frames of reference. Prior to this marriage there was a previous one where words and phrases were used differently. Things were said and joked about in that relationship, and from those moments a different "marital lexicon" of sorts was created. … Continue reading Endearments, Expressions, and Sanctions
Snakes in the Grass 
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