Lisa Whiteman writes about a demanding old woman, It was she who approached us. From behind us, we heard her bark, "Get me a hamburger!" We turned around to see her peeking out of the doorway of a modest brick apartment building. "Get me a hamburger. From the McDonald's," she clarified. We tried to pretend [...]

Over on his site Sweet Juniper, James D Griffioen tells a few tales of mowing lawns and having lost sight found: As I watched him accumulate those neat little rows behind the mower I was unable to hide my jealousy. He even admitted it was fun. He'd grown up in Miami, where he mowed all [...]

Bill Black writes about how to effectively regulate: At the large law firm where I began my professional career we were warned about making “career limiting gestures” (CLGs). I confess to being an expert in committing CLGs, such that I am unemployable in the federal government. I’m a serial whistle blower who blew the whistle [...]