Sandwich solidarity
Back in February 2014, I wrote about the joy of peanut butter and tuna fish sandwiches. I wrote: ____________________________________ When I was a kid, my mother didn’t especially care about…
Imagining color
While sitting together on a paddleboard yesterday, Charlie asked me this: "Why can’t I imagine a new color? I’m trying so hard, but I just can't picture a new one…
What I Like About Me
My friend, Heather Clow, published a list called "What I Like About Me" on her now defunct (unless she starts writing again!) blog "One Thousand Words Project."I like her list…
Crying over Hamilton
Driving home from Washington DC last week, our family decided to listen to the Hamilton soundtrack, performed by the original cast. This meant we would be listening to the show…
7,000!
Yesterday I wrote my 7,000th blog post on Grin and Bare It. My very first post, published on November 18, 2008, read: Greetings! Welcome to my little corner of the…
The not-so-hidden meaning behind “Come Sail Away”
Charlie and I have recently become enamored with the song "Come Sail Away" by Styx. It's admittedly an odd song. It opens quietly with solo piano, slowly building as it…
We die forever.
Someone recently told me that I need to come to terms with the eventuality of death. This seems like lunacy to me. I couldn't get through the day if I…
How to handle household chores
I was asked, oddly enough by a person who I don't actually know, for advice on dividing household chores if you're married or operating in a similarly cohabitating, romantic entanglement.…
I support virtue signaling
I support virtue signaling. Virtue signaling happens when an individual, through action or practice, publicly expresses opinions or sentiments intended to demonstrate their good character or the moral correctness of…
Color TV in 1967
April 14, 1967. The Beatles release Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, my mother is still in high school, and channel 2 in Iowa begins broadcasting in color for the…
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