Tag Archives: chores

Woohoo! I Bought a Hedge Trimmer!

Posted on August 16, 2025 by mitchteemley

Here’s our yard before I bought my powerful new hedge trimmer: Me trimming the plants, before and after: Here’s a juniper bush I trimmed, before and after: I love using this tool! So I offered to trim the neighbor’s poodle. … Continue reading →

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Discovering the Joys of Yardwork

Posted on June 28, 2025 by mitchteemley

Way back in 2019 BC (Before COVID), I considered yardwork a heinous chore. But then came the quarantinious year of 2020 AD (After the Disease). And suddenly I began looking forward to visiting that mystical place called “Outside.”  Five years … Continue reading →

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Deep Thoughts (i.e. Stuff I Think About While Avoiding Actually Getting Anything Done)

Posted on September 4, 2024 by mitchteemley

Useful New Terms: Ambibiguity: The ability to make indecipherable gestures with either or both hands. Pontypical: Something the Pope says a lot. Carcasm: Snide remarks my car makes when I fail to wash or service it regularly. Catskills*: Chasing invisible … Continue reading →

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Oh, Me of Little Faith

Posted on May 29, 2024 by mitchteemley

Re. Household Chores: Why does my wife expect me to vacuum before there’s any actual proof of need? I mean, when I do something I want to know I’ve made the world a better place, rescued it from imminent destruction. … Continue reading →

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Finishing My Winter Project

Posted on April 17, 2021 by mitchteemley

I’d always intended to stain and finish the raw pine mirror we bought too long ago to admit (think decades, not years), but somehow I just never got around to it. Then our little cat Misha (note deceptively innocent-looking beastie … Continue reading →

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Weekend Chores

Posted on September 26, 2020 by mitchteemley

Me Doing Weekend Chores “I’ve been looking over the list of spring chores I made up last fall, and darned if they aren’t fall chores, after all.” ~Robert Breault “Normal Person’s Weekly Chore List: 1. Clean kitchen 2. Clean bathroom … Continue reading →

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Deep Thoughts (While Avoiding Weekend Chores)

Posted on May 11, 2019 by mitchteemley

Useful New Terms: Ambibiguity: The ability to make indecipherable gestures with either or both hands. Pontypical: Something the Pope says on a regular basis. Carcasm: Snide remarks my car makes behind my back. Catskills*: Chasing invisible intruders; fitting on windowsills … Continue reading →

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Oh, Me of Little Faith!

Posted on January 12, 2019 by mitchteemley

Saturday chores: This is just so wrong. My wife expects me to vacuum before there’s any actual proof of need! When I do something I want to know I’ve made the world a better place, rescued it from imminent destruction. … Continue reading →

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Deep Thoughts (While Avoiding Weekend Chores)

Posted on February 25, 2017 by mitchteemley

Some Useful Terms: Ambibiguity: The ability to make indecipherable gestures with either or both hands. Pontypical: Something the Pope says on a regular basis. Billigrams: The amount of weight an evangelist carries with God (R. J. Thomas). Carcasm:  Snide remarks … Continue reading →

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