Social Distancing Ghost Town Hunting We were supposed to go on an adventure last weekend, but our plans were abruptly canceled when Skylar plugged in all eleventy hundred of his nuclear devices at once and
Podcast Episodes Episode 128: One Scoop This time in Strangerville, everyone has become a walking pharmaceutical commercial thanks to COVID, and a woman tells the story about a time she was a very cheap date. Story One Scoop, by Shelby Hintze Production by Eli McCann & Meg Walter https://traffic.
Ridiculous Eternal Vine My parents have this Jumanji vine consuming a whole side of their house. They planted it back before the war when they were young and dumb and so full of
Ridiculous Excuse MY Christmas! Since 2011, I've been receiving emails from all of you on all sorts of topics and for all sorts of reasons. Some of the emails contain photos of
Podcast Episodes Episode 127: Excuse My Christmas This time in Strangerville, all Meg and Eli care about is money, if you wear a mask you don’t have to wear a bra anymore, and we go on a journey with internet sensation, Jan Terri. Story Excuse My Christmas, by Eli McCann
Medical School Rotations Skylar started his "rotations" this week, which as I understand it roughly translates to "wander around a hospital trying to look busy so no one asks you
Ridiculous Exhausted Broccolini On Wednesday I had one of those days where everything just a little bit sucked more than usual. I don't remember how it started. Technical difficulties. Ants in
Podcast Episodes Episode 126: Hive Mind This time in Strangerville, enjoy a conversation with Meg and Eli about the 2000 cinematic masterpiece about sexual harassment in the workplace, Miss Congeniality. And please subscribe to the Hive Mind Podcast [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/hive-mind/id1487676016]. https://traffic.libsyn.com/
Church Mormon Phrases When Skylar moved to Utah in 2016, he basically had to take a Utah-immersion course just to understand basic life. He'd occasionally wander into the house and say
Ollie Indogpendence Day Yesterday was Independence Day (happy birthday, America. Sorry your party sucked.) Normally we throw a Fourth of July party where all of our friends come over and lick their hands
Podcast Episodes Episode 125: Three Dates This time in Strangerville, Meg shares a joke from Twitter THAT MAKES NO SENSE, Eli almost became a polygamist once, and a man tells the story of his final three dates with women. Story Three Dates, by Brice Laris Music by Ayla Nereo [https:
knitting Skylar Looks Good In Sweaters A couple months ago I called my knitting store down the street #supportlocal #citizenoftheyear #It'sScaryToTalkOnThePhone #bravery. I had picked a new sweater to knit, something that would be
Ridiculous Paintings. Now None of You Can Go to College. Last year Skylar and I went to Santa Barbara for a quick vacation so he could have a break from medical school. We ended up driving a bit out of
Podcast Episodes Episode 124: An Unsettling Chance To Breathe This time in Strangerville, Meg is firmly anti-democracy, Daniel Tiger is the Oprah for toddlers, and Eli takes a breath in 2020. Story An Unsettling Chance To Breathe, by Eli McCann (music by Our Friendly Beasts [https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Some_Serious_Folk_and_
Ridiculous Q&A with Tami A while ago Tami did a Q&A on the Stranger Facebook page (for those unfamiliar because you haven't yet caught up on a decade's
Medical School Zoom This morning I heard Skylar in the other room on a Zoom call with a bunch of people from school. I had slipped into the room a few times while
Podcast Episodes Episode 123: The Crick This time in Strangerville, Meg and Eli think nobody wants to talk to them. And a man tells a story about growing up in a cult. Story “The Crick” by Jeff Barlow Production by Eli McCann, Meg Walter, and Jolyn Metro https://traffic.libsyn.
Medical School Quite A Lot Of Pressure Skylar is supposed to get his test scores any day now and I simultaneously need it to happen immediately and not for a while. He is antsy and it is
Emily Sand Dunes Skylar finished his test a week ago yesterday and listeners, I now have a husband with too much time on his hands. Remember last week when I wrote to you
Ridiculous Do I Believe In Magic? I think I might be losing my mind. Is this a safe space? Can I say something here about myself that might be embarrassing? I . . . have always believed in hypnosis.
Ollie The Thing About 2020 I have two friends who tested positive for the Rona recently. I won't say their names here because of HIPPO or whatever. I don't know. I
Medical School Micromanager Happy weekend, one and all. It's Thursday afternoon but NewYearNewMe so I'm going to start considering Thursdays part of the weekend. And maybe Wednesdays. And entire
Strangerville Around the Campfire, With You Obviously it's been a rough week in the U.S. I've spent the last couple of days writing something about all of it (and stewing over
Podcast Episodes Episode 122: Foster This time in Strangerville, Meg and Eli were very patriotic in elementary school. And a woman tells the story of navigating the foster care system during a pandemic. Story Foster, by Joy (music by by Gillicuddy [http://freemusicarchive.org/music/gillicuddy/Plays_Guitar/01-jupiter-the-blue]
Ridiculous Camera Butt Doctors Skylar's big test that he's been studying for since before the war is at the end of next week. It's called "Step 1&
