My mom is going on a cruise in November. It's a pretty fabulous cruise which starts in the UK and goes to France, Spain and Portugal on a thirteen day wine tour. She's not much of a wine drinker, but it hits the places she wants to visit. She's paying for a larger suite, for two people, whether anyone goes with her or not. She's invited one of my ( Read more... )

I'm usually so very bad about putting together a wishlist for Christmas, which means I get a bunch of weird random stuff which sometimes, as with Francis the Hiphop Hedgehog from last year, totally hit the mark and sometimes, like random cardigans and toe socks, don't. I know what I want for 2012 in a broader sense, not just where stuff is ( Read more... )

I want more ink. And I know what I want ( Read more... )

J and I caught Tom Moon on Radio Times on WHYY (90.9FM) on the way home from visiting with Eric on Wednesday. I can't say I know who the guy is, really, but apparently he's written a book called 1,000 Recordings to Hear Before You Die: A Listener's Life List. It got me thinking... I don't know that I could certainly compile a thousand albums, hell ( Read more... )

I need to find a better way of going about this. I want to find someplace where I can post my insurance provider, my psychological issues, and my requirements for a shrink, like a resume, and have them drop me emails and let me know why they should be the ones I choose instead of having to call people and listen to them squirm as I mention that I ( Read more... )