I planned to have a three day weekend on the island, but events conspired to make me work a half day, then further events conspired to make me miss the 5:30 ferry, meaning I had to wait until the evening ferry schedule. Grumble grumble ( Read more... )

I'm getting into a dark mood so I'm going to tell you some happy things ( Read more... )

I read two books over Christmas break. One was a series of short stories by Ted Chiang. I highly recommend it. Each was a provocative idea that he fleshed out in big-idea format. One of them, "The Story of Your Life", became the movie "Arrival". A couple of others would be good foundations for movies, too: he creates a world but leaves it largely ( Read more... )

As I start this entry, I am on a boat. I love being on boats. In this case I am on my way to the cottage, which I also love ( Read more... )

Here are a bunch of happy things to report ( Read more... )

This is a gratitude post. Or possibly a meta discussion of gratitude. I'm not sure yet, because I haven't written it yet ( Read more... )

Last Sunday my husband and I were driving back from the cottage and decided to stop and have dinner someplace.  I used my android smartphone to find us a place and navigate us there.  It was perfect: a canal-side restaurant with fresh seafood.  Boats were tied up to the dock, including a lobster boat.  Prices were high but reasonable.  All in all, ( Read more... )

I love being on the island. Just everything about it feeds me ( Read more... )

Brussels sprouts for breakfast ( Read more... )

( Things that made me happy today. )