Root Canal / Pumpkin Patch

I would rather sit on a pumpkin and have it all to myself, than be crowded on a velvet cushion. -Henry David Thoreau

At the homecoming parade a couple years ago, I sat with Arle in the bleachers as the kids on the floats floated by, throwing candy, waving at their grandparents and their moms and dads when they could spot them. Arle was smiling and I was …