In the morning, having just stirred from sleep, Lucy sees me and whispers, “ I have one secret for you.” “What is it,” I ask, and she motions me closer. I lean in to hear her secret. It is

I’m playing with Lucy in the living room. She is doing something, and I capture her with my legs and pull her towards her. Apparently it infuriates her, “If you do that two more times I’m

My mother-in-law doesn't clean. She simply hides mess. When she is visiting, the house always looks clean, but you can never find anything- anything you are looking for, that is. You will find dirty plates in

I am walking across campus with my wife. She says ,"Let's take the shortcut." I say okay and keep walking the way we are going. I know which way she wants to go, but

I explain to Lucy why a monster had eaten a boy. Me: He was sleeping in the day. Lucy: What day? Me: In the daytime. Lucy: You mean when hamsters cry? Me: The day is when hamsters cry?

In Korea, one frequently sees bent over old women walking around. Their backs are painfully bent into acute angles. People say it is a symptom of a lifetime spent in the rice fields. It is explained with both

Construction on the bathrooms in our department continues. Aug 17: Now when I walk into the washroom, the lights come on automatically and classical music starts to play. It really sets the mood when I'm sitting

We are in the dog days of summer. I never knew what exactly that phrase meant. Oh, I knew it meant it was hot. But I didn't know why it meant that. Now I do. In