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January 2022

January 11, 2022

Cold and Alone

That looks pretty but don't be fooled--it is not worth going out to see in...

September 2021

September 03, 2021

7 Takes of Something

September seems like an over-heavy cargo plane trying to lift off the ground, bumping along...

February 2021

February 16, 2021

Snowpocalypse and Links

As the rest of the world copes with their various snowpocalypses, all I can say...

December 2020

December 18, 2020

7 Takes on Snow and Stuff

Well, here it is, Friday already. Friday with 41 inches of snow outside my window....

October 2020

October 01, 2020

The Trees Are Pretty Good This Year

It is time for my annual Fall Freak-out, or Autumnal Anxiety or whatever you want...

November 2019

November 12, 2019

I Hate The Snow*

Apparently I talk about the snow a lot on Fridays (don’t worry, I know today...

November 08, 2019

7 Tense Takes

This cat, who was so ill, is feeling so much better, thank Heaven. Oh, well,...

November 01, 2019

7 Body Takes

Well, the end of a week, the end of a month. How ‘bout some quick...

June 2019

June 18, 2019

Embrace Forsooth!

Well, it’s raining, and some person on twitter posted this spectacularly novel advice, hashtag Tuesday...

May 2019

May 22, 2019

Furious Gardening

This is very important. I’ve skimmed like six articles on this critical subject (and also...

February 2019

February 01, 2019

7 Takes To Surviving The Cold

Update And Correction: Unchain My Heart appears not to be a terrible Christian song but...

January 2019

January 18, 2019

Hard-Hitting Snow Commentary In 7 Takes

Well, it’s Friday, and it’s snowing, and fortunately for you, I didn’t have any free...

November 2018

November 28, 2018

Advent, For Such A Time As This

I think I need to limp out and buy some vitamin D. It is snowing,...

November 21, 2018

Goodness It’s Cold Outside

Nobody was awake just now when the piano teacher crept in to afflict the children....

November 15, 2018

In Which I Confine my Remarks to the Weather

There seems to be a great snow storm headed our way, probably because we and...

September 2018

September 05, 2018

The Dark Night of the Pumpkin

In an effort to avoid the internet today I’m going to complain, briefly, about the...

August 2018

August 17, 2018

7 Things to do on a Rainy Summer Day

There you are Friday, with your rain and gray skies. Truly, enough with the rain....

August 14, 2018

Ode To Audible

Ah, Rain, how I wish I could send you to California where you are so...

June 2018

June 05, 2018

Rain, Cake, and the Syracuse Airport

The rain is raining all around, falling in sudden wind-blown drifts through the trees and...

May 2018

May 08, 2018

The Met Gala and the Gray Sweater of Binghamton

The birds outside the window are driving the cat, and maybe even me, crazy. They...

April 2018

April 19, 2018

Still Not Commenting On The Snow

Yeah, it is snowing. I'm not even kidding. But as I said yesterday, I don't...

April 18, 2018

In Which I Do Not Refer To The Weather

Woke up determined not to speak of the weather. Therefore I am going to try...

April 17, 2018

Why Does Bad Weather Happen To Good People?

Oh look, it's snowing. That's the new name of this blog. We all thought this...

April 13, 2018

7 Ways To Survive “Spring”

The snow has been replaced by rain. The sky is as gray as ever. It's...

April 10, 2018

Snow, Facebook, and the Oldest Man: The Winter of my Discontent

Feel, in the spirit of the whole country being covered in snow, except for the...

April 06, 2018

7 Snowy and Sarcastic Takes

Would you look at that, it's Friday. One The great thing about this week was...

March 2018

March 16, 2018

7 Catchall Takes

It appears to be another gray snowy day. Very deliberately did not click on any...

March 13, 2018

Oh Look! It’s Snowing Again

Well, look at that. Another wretched winter wonderland. The trees are positively laced with delicate...

February 2018

February 22, 2018

An Outing

Well, I've just hauled six children around New York City for a day--for the purpose...

January 2018

January 19, 2018

7 Prosperity Homeschool Takes

Oh Friday, there you are. Takes for all. One Climbing up a mountain of school...