So, the prof who gave me my First Computer Job back in the Dark Ages is retiring ( Read more... )

As I said earlier on FB, today is FIRED ( Read more... )

Many happy years to you!

My parish loves food. During Lent we traditionally scale back our usual stellar coffee hour to plain crackers (and no sweets) so Easter is a big blow-out. We have a big party after our Vigil service - usually a potluck breakfast with ham, coffee, OJ, and champagne provided - and a blow-it-out coffee hour after our main service ( Read more... )

... the farmgirl is pretty tired ( Read more... )

Although it seems like I spent a lot of time at church, or doing things that are related to church (peanut butter cookie-brownie combo things recommended by madeyou_look just came out of the oven), today is Officially Nothing Happening as far as Easter goes ( Read more... )

The election ( Read more... )

Holy shit, that was a quake ( Read more... )

Miss Barb the Blue Ribbon Queen has been busy. I just heard her name being announced on A Prairie Home Companion (at the Minny-Soda State Fair).

Here's the basic brownie recipe. I have to try her fancy ones with cherry jam, NOM NOM NOM.

I'm still doing a slow burn over Mark's death (more on that below), but after the requiem Eucharist on Tuesday evening, my attitude is "There's a hole where he used to be, and it will be a while getting through this, but by God we sent him off properly." I definitely feel better ( Read more... )