Things have been mostly quiet for the last week, but then they are gonig to spin up again soon.  I ask myself again, how the heck has it been a month?  Welllll ( Read more... )

1.  I am attempting to bake bacon and coddle eggs for breakfast.  Both are taking longer than they should, but if we can figure out the timing this is a really great way to do breakfast mostly unattended ( Read more... )

Still sick.  The strep seems to have resolved itself, but I've definitely got something going on somewhere in my sinuses - I don't feel congested particularly but I get these random stabbing headaches (have done for a couple of months now) that go from right above my right canine tooth all the way through to the back of my head, and still low level ( Read more... )

I could really use another weekend.  I spent all last week pushing through what I thought was bad allergies (sore throat, runny nose, but no major congestion), and assuming that Claritin was failing me.  Bob was in worse shape, but hates taking meds of any kind.  Finally on Friday he got so bad that he couldn't drink without wincing, so I gave him ( Read more... )

1. Simone requested a house update.  It's coming along.  We got some stuff hung on the walls - mom does these really great wallhangings.  She sent us a few with purple and cool tones.  We want to decorate mostly with fabric because there are so many hard surfaces now with all tile or hardwood floors.  We can hear the difference in the rooms (even a ( Read more... )

Today I started learning how to walk again ( Read more... )

I had a really weird week, capped off by a two day meeting where I spent every waking moment that I wasn't in the bathroom with the people I work with - 10 of us total  New boss arranged it.  We were all under orders to cancel all meetings, the team members who live in CO and OH flew in for it, and everybody stayed at a small hotel in Half Moon Bay ( Read more... )

Here's what I really want to say to every single person who refuses to entertain the idea that we should regulate access to guns in this country - Next time, I hope it's your kid ( Read more... )

Sooooooo.  For those following along on Facebook, you know I got sick in Antwerp.  It was bad.  I had the shits, I was afraid the tapwater might be contributing to the problem, and everything is closed on Sunday so I couldn't buy more bottled once I drank through what was in my room.  I have never been so sick that Imodium didn't slow things down ( Read more... )

Woke up to good news this morning (wednesday) - several of the people staying here walked up to say congratulations and ask what I thought of the vote.  There is certainly no disappointment here from what I've seen ( Read more... )