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Colanders. What are they? Most people have one in their kitchen, and yet how many of us truly stop to consider the colander? I would wager very few. A colander has holes. The holes let water out. This is, by any reasonable measure, remarkable. I was thinking about colanders yesterday evening when Koko knocked one…

Porches. What are they? That is a question many residents of Moose County have been asking lately, or at least they should be. A porch is, simply put, a structure attached to the front of a house. Sometimes the back. Sometimes the side. There are many kinds of porches. Some are screened. Some are not.…

Weathercocks. What are they? That is the question I found myself pondering this morning while sipping my third cup of dark roast—purchased, I might add, at an exorbitant markup from the new café on Main Street, which the K Fund most certainly did not subsidize despite what certain busybodies on the county council have implied.…

Sundials. What are they? That is a question I have been pondering lately, and I believe the residents of Moose County deserve an answer. A sundial, for those who don’t know, is a device that tells time using the sun. It sits in a garden. It has numbers on it. The shadow moves. That is…

Spatulas. What are they? That is the question I have been pondering this week from the comfort of my barn-converted apartment, where I sit in my oversized chair doing important journalistic work. A spatula is a flat utensil used for flipping things. Everyone knows this. But do they really know it? Do they understand it…

Awnings. What are they? Most people in Moose County have seen one at some point in their lives, hanging there, doing whatever it is awnings do. Providing shade, one supposes. Blocking rain, perhaps. These are observations I make freely, as a service to my readers, though my moustache has been tingling about awnings for weeks…

Drafts. What are they? Most people don’t think about drafts. I do. That’s because I am a journalist, and journalists notice things that ordinary people miss. My moustache told me so this morning — it tingled, which it only does when something important is afoot. And what could be more important than drafts? There are…

Galoshes. What are they? Most people in Moose County probably own a pair, and yet how many of us have truly stopped to think about them? I, for one, have thought about them. I have thought about them at length. You’re welcome. A galosh is a waterproof overshoe. It goes over your shoe. That is…

Sundials. What are they? Most people have seen one at some point, probably in a garden. They tell time using the sun. That is what they do. They have been around for a very long time. How long? A long time. I was reflecting on this topic yesterday evening when Koko suddenly leapt onto the…

Pinhole. What is it? Most people have never thought about pinholes, and frankly, neither had I until approximately forty-five minutes ago. But my moustache began to tingle this morning over coffee—which I brewed myself, despite the K Fund technically owning a perfectly good espresso machine that I have categorized as a community journalism resource for…