We've been pretty lucky as far as Aquageddon Parts 1 and 2, so far. There's been some water in the basement but nothing got damaged. Being on the first floor, we've avoided roof leaks. I did make the bonehead move of leaving the World's Greatest Umbrella in a cab last week, but I ordered WGU 2.0 and picked it up at REI yesterday. I've got my trusty ( Read more... )

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Yesterday I spent the afternoon with a whole bunch of family peeps for Howie's 40th birthday. Given that his wife, Olga, is Ukranian, a lot of the cuisine wasn't really my speed. It was like a giant fish fest. She's a great cook but Ukrainian cuisine doesn't do it for me. Olivia ate everything as usual. The kid is braver than me ( Read more... )

When I returned from Burlington on Friday it was Halloween Weekend and there was no slowing down. Bartley visited, we went to Megan's party, had lunch the next day at The Real Deal (where I ran into Sam Yoon) and then once he headed back west it was time to head out with Tiff for Guster. I can't say enough about that show- it was just awesome. They ( Read more... )