Family
Photo of Joe and Marianne Lepczyk
This is one of my favorite photos of my parents. I don’t have many of them together as Dad died in 1985 at the age of 44.
Satire
‘The smartest person in any room anywhere’: in defense of Willy Wonka, by Douglas Coupland
It’s interesting whenever Willy Wonka’s name comes up and people begin discussing his accomplishments, such as the reinvention of money, steam-powered candy boats and time travel, there’s always someone who says: “Yeah, but I hear he can be a real Read more…
Dad On His Feet
After the Heatwave
The windows are open. Crickets chirp. It’s 73°F and a breeze blows into the house. The sounds of neighbors at night punctuate the background with bottles and cans poured into a bin, cars pulling into driveways, the shutting of a Read more…
Dad On His Feet
The 4yo Gets Her Own Room
After sharing a room her whole life, N gets her room. Not kids seem happy with the change.
Everything Else
Solved: WordPress Category Button Doesn’t Open
After so much wasted time and messing around, I discovered that the Gutenberg editor was making it so my category button in the admin menu wouldn’t open. Installed classic editor instead and it’s working. Now, though, I can’t use Gutenberg.