I hate to keep pushing my longer entry back, but today has been a bitch of a day. A really bad storm line came through the Houston area this morning, as I discovered when the alarm went off and I turned the TV on. Our power went out for several hours, which really screwed up our plans for the day. I ended up scrapping my morning install, since the ( Read more... )

Today was kind of a bad day. First, I was woken up at 6:30 am by a huge thunderstorm. I tried to make the best out of a bad situation by doing an extra-long workout in hopes of extra energy (not a chance). After that, I spent an hour and a quarter on the telephone with a tech support guy in India trying to get the printer working through the router ( Read more... )

Just back from lunch for another afternoon of training. I also just heard about the bomb threat on the plane that landed in Houston. Here's a link for those who haven't heard about it. I'm not exactly sure what's going on, but no one's been hurt so it's just a bunch of fuss now. I'm refreshing the page every few minutes to see if anything new is ( Read more... )

I am feeling so completely frustrated. Last year, I donated money to Mt. Vernon Ladies Association, who are completely responsible, particularly financially, for the upkeep on Mt.Vernon (i.e. the government doesn't give them one penny). I always loved Mt. Vernon, so I gave them what little I could. It was a bad idea. Not only do they continually ( Read more... )

My God. I almost can't find the words to talk about this. It's horrifying, even more so because I know those places. I have been in those tube stations, I have been in Russell Square, and there's something almost surreal about seeing such devastation in such a recognizable place. My heart goes out to the British, and particularly Londoners. Know ( Read more... )

I had such a fun time at the dentist today. Obviously, that was sarcasm. No, I was congratulated on my good dental hygeine viz-a-viz brushing and flossing. Then came this bombshell: I have three cavities, but it's not my fault. No, really, those were the exact words out of my dentist's mouth. Apparently, all the dental hygeine in the world is of ( Read more... )

"To be deceived by our enemies or betrayed by our friends is insupportable ( Read more... )

So, in another window, I'm halfway though my review of National Treasure, when my mom calls. Currently, she's at a conference out in Tucson for her job. She calls and starts asking me about Liev Schrieber, though she didn't know his name at first and we had to play a guessing game about that. I had absolutely no idea why she was asking me this ( Read more... )