Entries from August 2009

August 26, 2009

On Holiday

I am in Europe this week and next, and am taking a two-week break from Words Become One.  I have written every Wednesday since WBO launched on May 15, so it’s time to travel and enjoy the fruits of my labor — specifically grapes, specifically Cabernet Sauvignon.  I know we will miss each other, faithful readers, but I [...]

August 19, 2009

Arrivederci

Today I leave for Europe for two weeks, and this is significant not just because it’s insanely awesome, but also because it’s awesomely insane.  Let me tell you why. Three years ago, in the summer of 2006, I had coffee with a friend the day before I left with my family to go on a cruise [...]

August 12, 2009

Single Engine

Next month marks the one-year anniversary of an experiment Mike and I like to call “What would life be like with only one car?”  About nine months into our marriage, we did an assessment of expenses and realized we could save so much cash by just eliminating one car:  gas, insurance, maintenance.  So we put [...]