Today I’m washing my last load of cloth diapers. After this, I’ll be tossing small smelly bundles of plastic and chemicals directly into a hole down the hill from my house. And although I admit I’m a little thrilled at the convenience of it all and am pretty sure I won’t miss the nightly ritual...

Once when I was a kid, we were watching television together as a family, and this McDonald’s commercial came on. It’s the one where a little kid brings his dad to school as his show and tell. The kid says something like “This is my dad. He’s my best friend.” Then somebody...

Three entries already! I’m like the Ryan Adams of blogging! So, I’ve been working a few hours at a fancy-schmancy grocery store. It’s been a lot of fun, especially the customer service part. A customer came in today and bought some lamb bones for his dog. He said he has the dog on...