The View from a Drawbridge

Tag: guess

  • May All Your Guesses Be Educated

    Look before you leap.

  • A Modest Bucket List

    An interesting text conversation with a dear friend, shared with her permission. Friend: Did something on my bucket list that I hope won’t shock you too much.           Me: Been trying to call. WHAT DID YOU DO? Expect the worst and it won’t be so bad.            Last time you did a bucket list thing,…

  • Predictions

    The day I wrote this, it was a sunny Saturday here in Seattle. It was probably one of the last ones we’ll have until May. And yet, all shift long I hadn’t had a single request to open my drawbridge. Not one sailboat. I could have phoned it in. If I had a boat and…

  • Lying with Confidence

    A lot of guys do this thing that drives me absolutely up a wall. You ask a question. They answer without hesitation. They seem so sure of themselves. So you make a decision based on the information that was provided. Later when everything blows up in your face, you find out that they didn’t know…