I copied our HR person on an e-mail I sent to a few folks in the office, regarding a robo-call I’d just gotten from our health insurance company.
( where Marie probably lets annoyance outweight sense... )

Well, I didn't get much done today that was on the plan for the day. Serendipity isn't usually my style; I generally have to schedule my spontaneity in advance. But today I was able to just roll with the weather and the good ideas and just enjoy it all.

Which resulted in, among other things, an amazing meal:
*tender, rare grilled flatiron steak that ( Read more... )

Once again I’ve been badly remiss in updating this journal; but now that some semblance of creative thought appears to be returning…

The word of the day today is: “OUCH.” As in, yesterday was a really great day for fighting! Anton and William basically kicked my butt all over the practice field, which is exactly what I wanted them to do. I still ( Read more... )

Five years (and 120,000 miles) ago today I brought the BlueBeary home.

I ought to stop and get her a birthday present, like touchup paint or the rear-window wiper blade she needs.

Or at least a nice wash.

She's a good little car.

Part of a much longer unfinished poem.

( The words have all been spoken. )

Well, I've just spent the last several hours (no exaggeration!) being entirely fascinated by a pair of websites: 
( tonight's time-waster )

Val Day was a lot of fun this year. The not-new-but-improved venue is, truly, improved. I was impressed.

•  Managed to avoid the majority of the weather en route to site Friday afternoon, getting into K-zoo early enough to finish sewing the demi-chemise I wanted to wear on Saturday. (Someday I really want to take that particular drive in the summer or ( Read more... )

I've been meaning to post an update, that's all, and I have a few minutes while the dryer finishes before I fall into bed...

It's been a surprisingly productive couple of months, actually, and especially these last few weeks. Today I finished a long poem that had stalled in mid-stream a few years ago; all credit to the writers' group I recently ( Read more... )

So I decided on the way home from work today that I wanted flowers. Nice ones, maybe roses and carnations (since there won't be anything really fragrant available this time of year without a pre-order - and an extravagant price), some greenery.

One of my routes home goes past a Jewel with a better-than-average floral section. The place was, not ( Read more... )

Hey folks,

Here's what I want for Christmas, 12th Night, or my birthday:

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/anonymous-donors-pay-off-kmart-222535611.html

If you're not comfortable with that, there's also a no-kill cat shelter near Dayton, OH that deserves support:

http://www.thetenthlife.org

Or, donate something to support our veterans at http://www.lovell. ( Read more... )