I wrote earlier this year (see here and here) about the problems that the United States Postal Service caused my husband and me when the agency assigned us the wrong zip code (which I have called Zip Code B). Over four months after we moved in, these problems continue. This […]
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The Hazards of Living Off the Grid
My husband and I have now been in our new home a little more than two weeks. Most of the problems during the move have stemmed from people’s reliance on computer systems. Automation can be a boon to efficiency or a bane to our sanity. When we rely on computers […]
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I Should Have Buried St. Gabriel
There is a tradition that says that when one wants to sell a house, one should bury a statue of St. Joseph in the yard of the house to be sold to help it sell quickly. I have had Catholic and non-Catholic friends tell me they followed this practice, and […]
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