Monthly Archives: December 2009

Mystery Kid Rides Again

The kid bike was on the rack at Hawthorne again this morning. It’s a tiny little dirt bike, with a lock so flimsy that I was surprised did not pop open in this morning’s sharp winds. It looks like it’s … Continue reading

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Swiss Au Pair Marks Miserable Milestone

As our 3-year-olds frolicked about recently, a local cop friend started bending my ear about the book Circle of Fire, which tells the tragic tale of a Swiss nanny in Mount Pleasant and the gruesome death by fire of the … Continue reading

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No Room at the Rack

The Little Bike Rack That Could set its all-time record for customers today. As I pulled in on my trusty Trek (damn, it was cold this morning!), I became the fifth–the fifth!–wheeled vehicle on the Hawthorne rack. It only took … Continue reading

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