The Big Green House

Monday, February 10, 2003

 

Movin� on up

2003 is destined to be a year of changes for The Big Green House. I realize that�s kind of like saying that there will be a Wednesday this week, but some changes are more predictable than others.

The biggest transition on the horizon entails our moving out of (the physical manifestation of) The Big Green House. Science Girl�s father, Science Dad, passed away around Thanksgiving of last year. Since SG was the only Science Sibling, she inherited pretty much everything � including the house in which she grew up. It is not green, unless you count the moss on the roof, but it is much bigger. Also, after probate, SG will own it outright, which sorta makes it a no-brainer.

So, SG has been spending a lot of time over there, sorting out the endless details involved in settling the estate and getting things ready for us to move in. Lucy and I joined her there this weekend. Some observations:

1) The neighborhood is much quieter. Not that TBGH is really all that noisy, mind you, but Stately Science Manor sits at the apex of a �T� intersection, if you follow me, and the branch of the T heading off to the right dead-ends two houses down. (Does that make any sense? I wish I could draw a diagram.)
2) Neither SG nor myself have had cable TV in some time now; this place has cable. Cable is, for me, a black hole, sucking me in with the inescapable gravity of such things as, say, a special on the history and development of the trebuchet*, or, gods help me, �Iron Chef�. I realize that I�m several years behind the curve, but watching �Iron Chef� is the most absurdly addicting thing I�ve encountered since I discovered sex.
3) Given enough room to build up speed, Lucy is perhaps the fastest dog I�ve ever seen. Having a second floor to utilize really adds to her momentum. She still needs to perfect her braking system on the linoleum, though.

So we will be bidding The Big Green House a fond farewell sometime in April, possibly May. The online TBGH will continue unchanged, becoming a Big Green House of the mind. (Although I must say that, given a recent Google referral, I�m quite tempted to rename it Big Sexy American Aunts. I think it would really give the joint some class, yaknowwutImsayin?)

*Anyone who truly loves me will buy me that desktop trebuchet, but pronto.

bmarkey 2/10/2003 11:15:00 AM