Saturday night we sat outside while the sun went down. The little bit of wind was perfect. Kevin and the boys ran around catching fireflies, while I sat on a metal swing and watched them and thought about the wonderful stereotypes of summertime fun. While they caught and named and tried to make a pet [...]
“Mama? I had an idea for something we should do. It’s written on the fridge.”
The magnets are disappearing lately, so I was surprised he’d managed to write anything. I looked over. It was nonsense.
“What does that say?”
“BUSENIK”
“Yeah but — oh wait. Is this in Birdie Talk?” He and the bird are inventing their own language [...]
So here’s what we tried:
1. Shaking vigorously
2. Tapping the side
3. Olive oil
4. A long paintbrush with super sticky tape on the end
5. Fire
6. Ice
7. Tapping the side some more
8. Air pump
Here’s what the guy at the brass instrument repair shop tried:
1. Drop a small weight in behind the marble, shake it twice
Pop! Marble. No charge [...]
TO: Brass instrument repair shop I just found on google
SUBJECT: I hope you can help
Hello,
You are going to laugh at me for asking this, but here goes: is there a way to get a marble out of a bugle? The instrument belongs to my five year old, and he is in tears. He was trying [...]
I am on a diet. It’s a modified version of the Specific Carb Diet, which has been proven to improve digestive and general health. The Specific Carb Diet is a clear, well-researched plan that is very, very easy to follow as long as you are careful not to live in modern society around any people [...]