At Least They're Committed

Ellen and I are going to tea and tarot on Friday. I’m so excited! The house will be on the market soon after and I’ll be gearing up to go to the AI conference in Cleveland and since Brian lives there we’ll find a way to catch up. Seems like an appropriate time to look… Read more

The way I heard it was, “May you lead an interesting life.” It was a Chinese curse, I was told, but researching it now it really has no historical basis. It was allegedly translated into “May you live in interesting times,” which is an English curse. Interesting of course meaning difficult — or history-book worthy.… Read more

Working by 4:30 a.m. yesterday, phew, but didn’t roll into my chair until nearly 6 a.m. today. I had to take Wednesday off for surgery on one of my front teeth thus I needed to catch up on tasks yesterday so I worked 10 hours. Today I can take it a little easier — you… Read more

Why, yes! It HAS been a while. That’s the great thing about writing a blog with which you have no intention of making money nor any care of whether it’s being read or not. Consistency? Meh. “These are the times that try (hu)man’s souls.” ~ Thomas Paine I was lying in bed not sleeping again… Read more

“All are welcome, all are welcome!” I say that line from Poltergeist as I look out my office window at the birds that peck at the pretty white feeder I bought this time last year at the chicken store where I worked. (Run on No. 1!) I loved that place. My feet didn’t, unfortunately. Mom… Read more

Trapped! I tell you! Barricaded in a London Hilton with no means of escape without threat! Not by any humans or nefarious beasts, mind you, rather by the brutality of the rain. Which you jolly well know I love. So, yeah, joking. In fact, I hope to run into nefarious beasts — in the way… Read more