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Thom’s Thursday Thoughts on Problem Solving

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Thom the Solutions Man

A few weeks ago, when fall temperatures first hit, Thom decided it was time to turn on the radiators. A seasoned dweller of old New York buildings, he showed me where the radiator knobs were located and with some effort, twisted them on. We heard a few mild clangs and a hiss as the steam hit cold metal, but were soon enjoying our warm apartment.

In the middle of the night the clanging returned, this time much louder. It jolted us awake. Continue reading “Thom’s Thursday Thoughts on Problem Solving” →

Thom’s Thursday Thoughts

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Santa Thom
“Boo.”

Following up on last week’s Thom’s Thursday THauntings:

For Halloween, Thom did indeed wear his Santa hat (above). For my costume, he accompanied me across the street to Ricky’s where a long line of procrastinators assembled outside, all hoping to find a last minute costume, all vowing to plan ahead next year. Continue reading “Thom’s Thursday Thoughts” →

A Writer Like Cheever

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Author John Cheever at home in Ossining, NY in 1979. Photo from nytimes.com.

I wanted to share how my thesis review went and then realized… in a way, I already did it five years ago. I mentioned here that the actual meeting went well, but only because when you’re sitting in front of the professors, it’s hard for them to say, as was implied in their written comments, “Well, it was just awful.” Continue reading “A Writer Like Cheever” →

An American Bum in Tuscany

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Way back in the spring, Tom and I were both job hunting and he promised me that once he got a new job, he’d take me to Italy. It sounded like a great idea at the time, because shortly after, I got a new job breaking down boxes, which wasn’t great but meant I wasn’t a total bum and two weeks after that, Tom got a new job too. We were both like, “Yeah! New jobs! Let’s go to Italy!”  Continue reading “An American Bum in Tuscany” →

She Said: When Moving in Together, Communicate and Don’t Nitpick

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Keeping the peace.
Keeping the peace.

It’s my second anonymous guest blog! I mean, someone else writing anonymously for my blog.

While writing this post on moving in together, I wondered if other couples I knew had the same experience. Did they feel more independent after moving in together? If yes or no, why? And what were some things they learned about each other and their relationship in the process?  Continue reading “She Said: When Moving in Together, Communicate and Don’t Nitpick” →