DIY Memory-Making
LHRL® Slack App Do-it-yourself. As I was growing up, my dad did a lot of DIY projects, only it wasn’t called DIY back then – it was just called “being useful” and “saving money”. Car repair, house repair, and construction projects...
Memorial Day
LHRL® Slack App Long Weekend. Start of Summer. Cookouts. “Murph”. The cemetery lies in a shady stand of pine, a stone’s throw from a busy four-lane highway that speeds drivers through town. It dates from the 1890s, when it served as the military...
That First Race
LHRL® Slack App I was standing at the start line with the other runners, making small talk with some lady I didn’t know as we waited for the timer’s gun to go off. I made a remark about wishing I had stopped smoking earlier, as I feared the effects of cigarettes would...
Reading the Signs
LHRL® Slack App Today I was thanked by a speed limit sign. Kinda strange, I know. There’s a section of my drive to work where the speed limit changes. After enjoying a spirited romp down a rural two-lane highway, the town has posted signs asking that you...
Coffee Cup Contemplation
LHRL® Slack App Allergy season is kicking off. Couldn’t sleep for lack of breathing, so I’m standing on the edge of a Vermont river casting with a fishing rod into the cold, rapid water. I should be exercising – out for a run or lifting heavy things...
