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Well, a commenter last week predicted it right: we hit 40 in Madison and, consequently, the kids put on the shorts. You think I exaggerate?...

Nearing now the end of the week. Almost there. Almost. And now, here we are. Friday. Idle time? No no. For me, this is the time that's d...

Everything is interrelated. For example, what happened on Wall Street affected the way students pay for their college tuition and this compl...

Very cold. None of this rhapsodizing about winter in Wisconsin. So cold you can’t uncover your head. Or any part of you. (At least they'...

Five minutes and I’m no longer behind my computer screen, I am here. Five minutes! And twenty-five minutes later, I am back behind the compu...

A repeat! February begins with a day that is winter-perfect! (I hear it’s the last of a brief trend.) Lili, an Ocean reader, first hinted s...

What would it be like? The perfect winter day in Wisconsin: solid snow cover (no dirt patches in sight). The sun would be out, full blast. T...

Two things my dentist said today stayed with me. First, he thanked me for encouraging him to write. He has become an impassioned chronicler ...

Draaaaaaag myself home. No great bounce here... Suuuuch a long day. Maybe your work is all fun and games. You would be the exception. BUT… t...

Even on bright days, the colors outside are monochromatic. In February, I have often gone to the orchid greenhouses (just a few minutes from...

In the morning, I wait at the bus stop and I think 1. It’s really cold... can we have a break? Just below freezing would be really nice for ...

In my nightmarish scenario, the IRS and various bill collectors will be chasing after me, clamoring after my nonexistent funds and I’ll turn...

The whirl of a good week-end. The super spin of a good week. The tiredness of Sunday, at the tail-end of it all. I leave you with a photo fr...

Thinking about the need to refinance my condo makes my brow furrow. It’s as if everything worth complaining about right now is, in one way o...

To those not from Wisconsin – I am sure you have noticed the string of photos on Ocean : all snowcovered and slippery. Many times this past ...

In Tobago, the public cemetery had small tombstones with dates of the birth and death marked as a time of sunrise and sunset. I passed this ...