God bless us, everyone!

Good King Wenceslas looked out on the feast of Stephen ( Read more... )

I have to take it easy this weekend because I have to get up early and go to work Monday!

Just got back from a really nice Milwaukee trip to celebrate my grandfather's 90th birthday this weekend. The ENTIRE family showed up, which is a big deal these days with people moving around the country and kids popping out all over the place. It was a great time, and my grandparents seemed to have a blast. These events are so important. I ( Read more... )

Well, it wasn't so bad after all, just about a 2' by 3' hole in the drywall and some drilling outside. No destruction on the inside.

An hour from now, workers from the D.C. Water & Sewer Commission will be drilling into the cement beneath my carpet. The entire room is covered in dropcloths, and my cat is going mental over this drastic break from her routine. I better not have any more lead in my water after this. And, needless to say, tomorrow's basement-warming party has ( Read more... )

With all the networking I've been doing recently, I've realized the true extent of the old adage "It's not what you know; it's who you know." I always knew this was true, but I've never realized it more than I do now. So many of the people I know who've been getting jobs get them not because they're eminently qualified (even though they are) but ( Read more... )

At a roadside rest stop in Ohio, I noticed a hippie girl going up to a trashcan and rummaging through it. After a few moments, she produced a half-eaten cheeseburger, partially wrapped, and walked off with it. She looked too well-dressed to be homeless (spiky bleached hair, goth clothes, piercings, tattoos, not to mention hairy pits), and she had ( Read more... )

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Irish Fest ended up being rainy and windy and cold, but it was still an enjoyable weekend. You can check out my posts on the message board at www.makem.com for details ad nauseum, but the most poignant part of the weekend was the Scattering, the final concert on Sunday where all the musicians come up on the same stage and do a set. The first half ( Read more... )