Drove to Frederick this evening to take care of a friend's fish while he is out of town. This is more complicated than you might think. With his setup, it's not just a matter of dropping in a weekend feeder. He currently has three active tanks.

So my friend John and I drove to Frederick and first stopped for dinner at one of our favorite ( Read more... )

Unexpectedly, I have a longer holiday vacation than I anticipated. The powers-that-be at my workplace decided that Tuesday and Wednesday of this week would be devoted to ripping out the existing microscopic-sized cubicles and replacing them with larger office spaces (why they didn't do it over a weekend when no one was there is beyond me). While  ( Read more... )