Little

[audio:http://www.julieduffy.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/Little2.mp3|titles=Little] When I was 15 I worked in a bar for three hours each Sunday, clearing glasses and making coffee, for 1.25 an hour. I had a boyfriend and I used to meet him on Saturday afternoons. I would catch a red council bus (0.45 each way), all diesel fumes, red vinyl seats and poor… Continue reading Little

Snow Delay

[audio:http://www.julieduffy.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/snowdelay.mp3|titles=Snow Delay] Snow delay for the kids today. It was barely worth it for a dusting. There was no policy for this when I grew up. Here, now, everyone knows that a delay means the day starts two hours late, A snow day means everything is canceled but work. Growing up, there was just snow,… Continue reading Snow Delay