Extremely loud noises are permeating my living room as workers pull the walls apart to remove a mold problem around our windows. We renovated the entire house two years ago, to make it accessible, so in my opinion this should not be happening. But I have a lot of opinions, and only so much control.

The first to arrive was Ronnie, at 8am, in a dark polo with the logo of his company and jeans, his scruffy blond beard a match not only for so many people in his construction industry, but also nearly every man in San Francisco. Beards have been in for so long that I keep expecting the backlash – – didn’t everyone read the articles about how beards are as dirty as toilet seats? Scarlett keeps trying to get Rob to grow a mustache. I am not a fan of that plan. But again, opinions.

I will disclose that the last time Rob grew a mustache, a friend of mine who had never met him asked if he was my dad. This story still makes me laugh, and that is why I enjoy sharing it widely. Read More>