Flapping in the breeze!

Doing our bit sometimes means working harder. We have a corner lot in the burbs and we cut it with a reel mower. Takes a bit longer and is more excercise but it is worth it.

In the same realm of harder work is a clothes line. Ontario recently struck the bylaw that banned outdoor dryers off the law books which means that we can all hang our skivvies in clean fresh air and sunlight. Gives a whole new meaning to a good fence makes good neighbours.

So to celebrate the spring sun, new law and fresh breeze we sunk a cedar 4x4 into the ground this weekend and strung our very own Canadian Tire deluxe clothes line.

Very exciting. We'll see how long the excitement lasts - I give it a week of lugging wet laundry from the basement before the novelty wears off.

TAL - Ira Glass on storytelling.

One of my favourite podcasts is This American Life from WBEZ National Public Radio in Chicago. It is an insightful often thought provoking weekly radio show hosted by Ira Glass.

If you have ever listened to it you will know how habit forming the show can become. The video below has Ira sharing some of his secrets on storytelling.