Effortless

There was a review of dishwashers that I read a few years ago. The test was washing some dirty dishes on the automatic cycle, where sensors look for debris in the flushed water. They had wine glasses with dried wine and lipstick, which they also checked for spotting, something with eggs cooked on, and a lasagna pan which was not scraped. …

The Littlest Wasp

The Littlest Wasp

Over the holidays I learned of the tiniest winged wasp, Megaphragma mymaripenne. …

Consistent Inconsistency

I took a vacation over Christmas and New Years to see my parents. My employer has known about this since February, ten months. Some of my tasks are inventory related and inventory fell on 31 Dec. This is the first inventory I have missed in seven years. …

Home

The house my parents have lived in for twenty years is not my home. They moved there after I graduated from high school. There is no room that is “mine”, although one has my old bed. My sister and nephew live there, along with my parents, but I always feel that I’m visiting. Not like an overnight guest at a friend’s or at a hotel. Something more than that and less. …