Nom de Plume

Did I mention that Steve got laid off?

He’s actually pretty thrilled about it. Good severence, plus lots of tax money coming back (insert self-employed bitter rant here). The good news is that he’s finishing some of the projects around the house. We now have trim around the windows in the bedroom, and he’s finished the trim and new fir doors.

The bad news is that he’s taken up the ukelele again.

I came home the other day to find him strumming A Bicycle Built for Two.

“I have plenty of time,” he explained, just a tad defensively. “I’m going to become a maestro.”

“I’m waiting for the Stairway to Heaven ukelele solo,” I said.

It was a joke. But apparently not. Stairway to Heaven ukelele solos abound on YouTube. I’ve created a monster.