Yeah, hi. I’m leaving bright and early tomorrow morning. This has been my farewell weekend. I’ve never traveled without Heather, so this is a new thing for us both. It’ll be good, I think. I’ll bring her back a million cheesy souvenirs and tales of my misadventures, and she’ll get to do the laundry, the dishes, and mow the lawn. ...
Dear Diary: 7am32 hours without electricity. I wake up at least twice as irritable as usual. 7:15amCan’t make coffee. Can’t do my (purple) hair in the dark. I have no clean clothes, because we can’t do laundry. Our food is spoiling in the fridge. I can’t get my email. I can’t work. 8amI load two bags of laundry, my laptop, ...
Dear Neighbors: It was nice to see all of you this morning as we wandered up and down the street, surveying the storm damage. This is how Minnesotans get to know each other: during emergencies. Our block is a mess, but we got off pretty easy. There’s a huge tree on our roof, but no apparent damage. We’re without power, ...
Dear Mom: Don’t bother worrying about me on this trip. I have friends to do it for me. Alex:don’t be gone long.I’m gonna be worried. Me:what are you worried about?? Alex:that you’ll get hurtthat you’ll be in accident all alonethat a cougar will eat youthat you’ll run into a serial killerthat you’ll be brainwashed by a cult and reappear 7 ...