One of many stupid arguments my boyfriend and I have had is about pancakes. On our recent holiday, I offered to make pancakes one morning. First he said that would be good. Then he said, “But the only food I consider a pancake is the size of a plate and the thinness of a [...]
Monthly Archive for July, 2008
#48 Save Water
Posted in General, Outdoors, Personal Hygiene on Jul 24th, 2008
On my recent holiday in Sweden, we had no running water. My boyfriend’s family had forgotten to have the plumber connect the water in their summer house after the winter, and when we arrived the only plumber on the island was away on vacation.
My boyfriend and I were alone in a house [...]
#47 Calm Our Nerves
Posted in General, Outdoors, Spirituality on Jul 10th, 2008
The week before last I spent three nights camping alone, which is not something I have done very often. I told myself that if I got scared, I should just think about an acquaintance who recently served in the Israeli army. If he could survive eighteen months in the Golan Heights with Hezbollah shooting at [...]
I spent all of yesterday editing a student thesis. Most of the people who ask for my editing services turn out to be foreign students, usually from China or Korea. I am grateful for the business, but I get annoyed at myself because I always undercharge them, and then I end up spending many unpaid [...]