Category Archives: Housing

Band on the Run

Posted on November 23, 2011 by

First, you must stand in a pit up to your knees, and with only a hazel wand for defense, fend off the spears of nine warriors standing at a distance of nine ridges of land. Next, you must escape the … Continue reading →

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Fortress Feng Shui

Posted on May 20, 2011 by

In Tag! You’re It! I mentioned that I suddenly became “king’” of the library when our director went to lunch and never came back. The six-month reign I was saddled with finally came to an end when a new director … Continue reading →

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Living on the Lake — literally

Posted on September 2, 2010 by

Late night parties, nerve-exploding fire-crackers, the extreme human intelligence of shooting a nail-gun into the air at 3:00 am, followed by “Ow!…@$#%!  Ow!” – it makes one want to get away from one’s neighbors.  The ancient Gaels had a solution … Continue reading →

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