While the youngest was off increasing my gray hairs last Sunday, the SB and I made it out to one of our favorite hiking trails. It's been quite a while since our last such outing--the ticks frightened us off again, but we got some hiking clothes treated with permethrin and it seems to be working. Took an easy one to start out with, a little over a ( Read more... )

Finally, *finally* got to see "Mad Max: Fury Road". I enjoyed it, but I think it was a bit spoiled for me by all the bits and pieces I'd gleaned from Tumblr. Still, quite a ride! There's so much going on in nearly every scene! I nearly didn't recognize Nicholas Hoult. He's come quite a way since "About a Boy," that's for sure! And Max! Not a lot of ( Read more... )

Saturday, went to the football game. It was a lot closer than I thought it was going to be, so kind of exciting. Still think football could be 1-2 hours shorter and it wouldn't upset me at all. Some pretty cool plays though. One receiver made this catch that was an absolute thing of beauty--way up off the ground, caught that ball like he was ( Read more... )

Yesterday I mentioned the Benjamin Bacon Method. For those of you who like bacon, this is the easiest method ever to cook bacon to perfection. Personally, I have mixed feeling about bacon. I mean, I love it, the way it tastes, the texture when it's cooked right, the way it goes with just about everything, but I don't like the way pigs are mass ( Read more... )

Okay, I fell down on the PEDTM plan. I will sum up.
( Mostly boring stuff with one tiny, kind of exciting, at least to me, detail )

Had second phone interview. Tried not to sound too smirky (I think sometimes I come off smirky even when I'm not meaning to be). I think it went well, but we shall see ( Read more... )

What can I say about today? I did not get a pumpkin bagel, that's for sure. The pretty decent bagel shop (Panera sells things they call bagels, but while they are indeed tasty, I mean, have you *had* the Cinnamon Crunch "Bagel"? they are more like bagelish. Bagelish pastries. Pretty good, but not reeally bagels. Anyway) in town *should* be having ( Read more... )

So, yesterday, when I found out I was going to have a phone interview instead of a face-to-face, I thought, well, not enough time to drive home, don't want to be driving during interview, I'll find a coffee place with wifi and have a nice latte or something and have a comfy place to be. However, there were no Paneras conveniently placed and I had ( Read more... )

Long day. Drove 80 miles for a job interview and then the guy doesn't show because he's waiting for the police because his neighbor accidentally shot a bullet through his house! At least he wasn't home when it happened! Ended up doing a phone interview. It seemed fairly positive, but I could have *not* driven 160 miles round trip for that! Don't ( Read more... )

Okay, I actually did make a post for yesterday, but apparently it didn't go and in my confusion, I managed to delete the helpful backup. Oy ( Read more... )