I haven't posted anything in a long time... not since just after our wedding in fact. I got disenthused (a word? doubtful) about LJ when they went with the adverts. Also, I don't write much anyway, so I didn't feel I was missing anything by not checking it for weeks on end ( Read more... )

Here's to another year!

Thanks for the birthday wishes! I always forget to make them myself... so have a great one this coming year, all of you!!!!

Our cat died sometime last night. He wasn't feeling well this last week or so and Lydia took him in yesterday. The vet said he had some sort of mouth infection, possibly a lung infection as well. His kidneys may have been failing him, but he wasn't certain without blood work to be done ( Read more... )

A friend of mine is looking for a nanny job... she's got 6 years of experience and just got back from living in Australia. If you or someone you know needs a nanny, let me know and I'll pass the information along.

Thanks.

So my company had layoffs today. 60 people in total, and fortuantely for me, I was not one of them. However... all I can say is, "Really? Really? Are you that f'ing stupid?" because there are a number of people who were let go who were in charge of very important projects due for release in, oh, 2 months ( Read more... )

Not sure how much fan voting counts, but the San Jose Sharks are the best team in the NHL right now and their guys are being shafted on the popular vote. This is unsuprising to me because the west coast teams tend to have less love than east coast teams (and Detroit counts as being east to me... they are east of the Mississippi for crying out loud ( Read more... )

Just wanted to say, I'm still around. My mother is doing well and is now living with her sister nearby. Her last day at the hospital was Thanksgiving Day ( Read more... )

This update is not really an update but one which is saying, "Hey... sorry, been busy, will update later". Suffice to say, my mom is in physical therapy and getting step-by-step closer back to 100%.

Maybe you've already seen this but saw it and thought of you:

http://wearscience.com/