Author Archives: James

It stands to reason that if you’re going to write a book about, say, the periodic table, you should either have that table memorized front and back, or you should keep one handy as you write. That way, you won’t … Continue reading →

…though it hardly deserves to be called “a fight.” On Wednesday, the fourteenth of this month, I parked on Grand Avenue in St. Paul. I parked there for just over an hour. As I approached my car after the hour, … Continue reading →

My son opened his own business yesterday. As you can guess from the title of this blog (and the fact that he’s only 8 years old), his small business is a lemonade stand. His immediate impetus for intitiating this endeavor … Continue reading →

Way back on the third of July, someone driving too fast sideswiped our parked car and smashed our sideview mirror into a dozen pieces. The driver, later determined to be a “he,” also scuffed up the driver’s side doors. He … Continue reading →