I sat there on the grass close to a bush, away from the sidewalk where the boys had asked me to move as they began kicking a ball up and down the hill. I sat there with sweat dripping into my eyes, grateful for the breeze, stretching after four laps around the pond. I sat […]
Yearly Archives: 2015
Water Main
Mon, 13 Apr 2015, 08:50 PM (-06:00)
1. “Can I look in?” I asked. He couldn’t hear me over the sound of the dump truck and started to climb out of the hole. I walked closer. “I was wondering if I could look in,” I said loudly. “Sure,” he said. “Here’s the water main.” He was standing in a pit about four […]
Snakes, 1-2-3
Sun, 5 Apr 2015, 07:56 PM (-06:00)
1. The girls said there were snakes. Their coach said, “Those were earthworms!” The entire team objected. Days later, Trudy found a picture one of them had posted on Facebook, which were not even close to being earthworms. Yes. They were snakes, albeit snakes covered in mud, but snakes without a doubt. 2. We stood […]
Unit Tests and Towels
Tue, 24 Mar 2015, 08:39 PM (-06:00)
“Oh,” I groan as I shut my laptop. “I can’t keep doing this.” It’s long since been dark outside. It’s getting late. I can barely keep my eyes open. Trudy laughs from the other room. “What are you chuckling at?” I ask as I wander that way. “I was wondering when you’d figure that out,” […]
Vignettes from a Frisbee Tournament
Mon, 23 Mar 2015, 09:31 PM (-06:00)
1. Upping The Score A leading edge of dark clouds just passed over the sun. It’s mercifully cooler. A gentle breeze blowing out of the southwest. Blowing those clouds this way. Clouds dropping rain somewhere in the distance. And the Pie Queens just upped the score 9-3. 2. Comes Smashing Down In the distance on […]
What Sunshine Can Do
Mon, 23 Mar 2015, 09:03 PM (-06:00)
They say it’s not as bad as it was yesterday. On the first day of the tournament, the sky was black and rain fell in torrents. The university close the intramural fields, so their games got moved to San Marcos, where I guess they don’t care as much. And the girls say that these fields […]
Signs
Thu, 12 Mar 2015, 09:23 PM (-06:00)
“I’ll do the signs,” he said. “The signs?” “You know… The jaws that bite…” and he made a biting motion with his mouth. “The claws that snatch…” and he made a clawing motion with his fingers in the air. Today was the Culture Fair, a day when parents come in and share tasty treats from […]
In Duplicate
Wed, 11 Mar 2015, 09:13 PM (-06:00)
What did we do that day? Science. We did science. Or was it math? Because there were numbers. Or was it writing? Because they had to write notes in their notebooks. Or was it art? Because they got to decide how to draw tables to hold the data that they collected and assembled in the […]
Whatchalookinat?
Mon, 9 Mar 2015, 09:40 PM (-06:00)
A man sits on a bench in the middle of the room looking up at the wall. A woman walks in the doorway looking at a different wall. Colors and shapes stare back at them. What are you lookin’ at?