I know summer's over when ( Read more... )

Gmail has a new look now. The inbox is organized into "Primary" tab and others, like "Social" and "Promotions". The icon for the Primary tab is obviously a letter tray. Or at least it was obvious to me at first glance when I was examining the new look with fresh eyes ( Read more... )

My favorite place to get coffee is apparently embroiled in some unpleasantness with NY state department of Economic Development ( Read more... )

I'm never so happy just to be sitting inside as when it's pouring, like it just was.
Human-built permanent structures are wondrous things... Camping this weekend seems more and more of a dubious idea by the minute.

When I was a kid I gave up asking for a dog early on. My dad wanted one, but my mom said it was too much work and being a lazy child I got easily discouraged and sided with her ( Read more... )

To the local peeps:

If anyone knows a young lady of my size or smaller who'd like some gently-used pretty dresses, jackets and more, let me know.

Spring cleaning is upon us.

When I woke up at noon today I would not have predicted the day was going to be highly productive. However, despite the slow start after breakfast/lunch the day picked up speed. After weeks of procrastinating I finally decided to do my taxes. So as not to get overwhelmed I gave myself breaks between major sections of the tax preparation process. ( Read more... )

Now and then I entertain myself with a game of what would I do if I had unlimited funds. My indulgences are quite boring - just various pieces of real estate here and there. A penthouse on the Upper East/West side, a chateau in Southern France, a chalet in the Swiss Alps, that sort of thing ( Read more... )

Now that Rimma has shamed us all with her long list of books read this year, anybody else care to confess how many books they read in 2012?
Since I don't keep track of what I read I had to rely on my memory and came up with 13. The following are not reviews just my impressions.

Hunger Games series - I enjoyed it. A girl kicking ass and taking ( Read more... )

Stayed home with the sniffles yesterday. About half past noon I get a phone call... from CDC. Crap. How did they find me so fast?!