Dear World: My House Wants to Sit On My Face

3/15/2026

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  1. Allison Evans says:

    I laughed out loud at this sentence: “If this week has taught me anything, it’s that everything looks perfectly fine right up until the moment you notice the crack.” Now I can hear Frank Sinatra singing (in my head):

    “That’s life (that’s life), that’s what all the people say

    You’re ridin’ high in April, shot down in May

    But I know I’m gonna change that tune

    When I’m back on top, back on top in June.”

    Wonderful song, BTW.

    And wonderful piece! And of course, we want to see the new doors!

  2. Kari Roetman says:

    I mean, not going over to greet a “neighbor” you didn’t know lived two miles away and hadn’t laid eyes on since puberty and were never friends with? Ash. Hole. (Is it just me, or does this interaction scream “You became very successful and somewhat well-known and have had some amazing experiences traveling the world and I’m mad you didn’t give me any credit for being from the same geographic region”!?)

  3. Jennifer Esposito says:

    Yup. *nods slowly*

  4. Elle Wolfe says:

    Great title! 😂

  5. Lee Romano Sequeira, CSMS says:

    Ah, water molecules. Those clingy, insidious little things are a big reason we traded our old rowhome in Philly for a tight little drum in Durham.

    p.s. Stacy doesn’t think you’re an asshole (anymore) 😉

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