This week I left the house to attend a new friend’s book launch, finally got wired internet in my office after years of putting up with so-so WiFi, and as of today, find myself with a spouse who qualifies for Medicare. How did we get so old??? Fortunately not too old to enjoy music and band names.

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Boar|Spear
The way the name is formatted, I see a spear running through between the two words, but then I look again and the line is the guard keeping the boar from running up the spear to gore the hunter.

Kitchen Congregation
This one is nicely timed–my church finds itself temporarily without a meeting space. For a few weeks, we will have “brunch church” in members’ homes, if not in, at least near the kitchens.

Licorice Chamber
I get that not everyone likes licorice, but I would be nibbling at the walls here more than at any gingerbread house.

Mom’s Home
When I was a kid, my mom had a way of driving up and entering the house that was energetic, authoritative, and distinct from anyone else in the family. You knew without any announcement, just by the way the door squeaked, that Mom was home.

Tiny Monsters
The really dangerous ones can’t be seen by the naked eye.

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