Category Archives: Generic Thoughts

I knew the fun had to end, but I didn’t expect zero of it from 8:30-6:30 today. It was a slow day at the exhibit hall. Yep, I’m (wo)manning a portion of the company booth in an exhibit hall for … Continue reading →

A bunch of Superman wannabes getting ready to take off: And there’s Coit Tower in the distance: The Rock is in the distance: A better shot of Alcatraz: Since I accepted that I am, in fact, a tourist, I went … Continue reading →

It wouldn’t be our garden without some troubles. This garden is pretty empty: First the cucumber died, then all but one green bean plant kicked it and now the acorn squash is dying off. It looks like we have an … Continue reading →

Our entree for dinner tonight is the same as the first meal I cooked for the better-half. It’s funny that we remember that meal so well. The only thing that’s vague is the starch side dish, but the entree, vegetable … Continue reading →

We celebrated the holiday on Saturday instead of Friday like everyone else. I took this picture before folks arrived:

When the trumpet sounds, it will be Diana Ross singing us home. No. lie. I only have a blurry picture but that’s really Diana.

I’m on a 3 day weekend. Yay! It started with the hula woman: She hula’d for at least 2 hours straight. Then there was the very long coal train that partially interrupted Neko Case: The weekend is just getting started.

The other day I mentioned to the better-half that we needed to try some new dinners. We’ve been in a lazy rut. Cooking, but not trying too hard. Tonight we made planked salmon and haruki turnips and Israeli couscous salad. … Continue reading →

Today I saw a colleague’s inbox. She has 527 unread messages. Let me say that again because it is so important–527 UNREAD messages. Pro-tip: do not do this.

I’ve complained about how there is a lack of flowering plants in our yard. The peonies came up and were a brilliant display of white and pink. I didn’t know peonies were ever white. Apparently, I’ve been under a rock. … Continue reading →