Originally Published in the Tri Town Transcript, May. 22, 2015 “I got your car detailed while you were away.” My husband said to me. “Great!” I said, hoping I sounded thankful and enthusiastic. But I was nervous. Had the interior of my car broken the spirit of an unsuspecting garage guy by having, possibly, too…
Category: The Baird Facts
Chaperoning A Monumental School Field Trip
Originally Published in the Tri Town Transcript, May. 22, 2015 So it’s almost June. I know that because I could write this column, with my finger, in the pollen that is covering my kitchen counter. I’m not complaining – – pollen is messy and hard to breath, but you know what else pollen is? Not…
It’s All In The Details
Originally Published in the Tri Town Transcript, May. 01, 2015 “I got your car detailed while you were away.” My husband said to me. “Great!” I said, hoping I sounded thankful and enthusiastic. But I was nervous. Had the interior of my car broken the spirit of an unsuspecting garage guy by having, possibly, too…
Exploring Our Sticky History
Originally Published in the Tri Town Transcript on April 16, 2015 Ah, the elementary school history fair: the tri-fold poster boards, the maps, the cut out pictures, and the costumes. “Wait, what?” I asked my younger daughter, “You need a costume!?”
Coping Without Modern Machines
Originally Published in the Tri Town Transcript, Mar. 26, 2015 Well, there have been a lot of challenges to endure this month – the month that was supposed to bring us out of winter. But I’m not talking about the ongoing slush and flood fest. No, I’m talking about grimmer things. For starters, our Keurig…
Sneaking Into Tweendom
First Published in the Tri-Town Transcript Mar. 11, 2015 Regular Readers let us turn our attention away from this blighted land to a gentler topic. A less stressful topic. Let us discuss, the Tween. Whoops, sorry. Did I say less stress?
Survival of the Iciest
First Published in the Tri-Town Transcript February 26, 2015 Well, Regular Readers, what’s really left to say at this point? Target is selling flip flops, and Oreos is marketing yellow ‘spring’ cookies at Stop-n-Shop. The nation doesn’t get us. Unless they plan to start stocking snow blowers instead of spring fashion tights, and remake Oreos…
I’ll Take The [Snow] Rake, You Take The Jeans
First Posted in the Tri-Town Transcript February 5, 2015 So, I guess we’re not skipping the ‘snow’ part of winter this year. It was starting to look that waybut things went all blizzardy on us and now we’ll have snow piles until July. Except of course the snow on our roof. It will melt with…
Lost in Winter’s Memory
First Published in the Tri-Town Transcript January 21, 2015 I stared shivering at the giant sports field. It was a vast expanse of dead winter grass and snow-crusted clumps. “Ok,” I took a deep breath. “So, when the fire drill started, you marched outside and stood in lines. Where was the fifth grade?” My older…
In Search Of The Sick Mom
First Published in the Tri-Town Transcript January 7, 2015 Happy New Years, Regular Readers. I hope your resolutions are full of possibility, hope and the sure promise that summer is now only five (or six, maybe seven if we’re honest) months away. My own goal this year is a lofty and noble one. I’d like…