Mulitiple people, both in-person, online, and via e-mail have asked me why I did not want a house with a north facing driveway.

In the winter the house shades the driveway. Snow and ice do not melt fast in the shade. Basically, it is for a very boring and utilitarian purpose. Some may have […]

I have been handed a mythical Volkswagon-sized loofah sponge to scrub away all the dead, frivolous, and pointless possessions we have accumulated over our lives as a family. Packing will force you to give your stuff a good, long, steely-eyed look and wonder why have we kept this broken shower caddy around for so long? […]