Yes, it was a close thing, but after thirty seconds of gritting her teeth and straining her muscles in a somewhat grotesque manner, Maha split an apple in two with her bare hands.

I didn't really care how it turned out, so long as I was able to write an end to this story.

At about 10:30 this morning, as I was minding my own business, eating an apple, I heard footsteps behind me. I turned around and saw Maha, who had arrived at work late, getting into her chair ( Read more... )

I had a rather bizarre moment this morning when I attempted to eat the banana I had brought to work for breakfast, and I discovered that I couldn't open the damn thing. I had just cut my fingernails last night, and I didn't have anything sharp around my desk, so I just couldn't break the skin of the banana! After some tense moments of struggling, I ( Read more... )

I regularly read a newsletter put out by David DeAngelo, one of North America's leading experts on dating and seduction. One of the things I like about him is that he speaks my language. This passage in particular caught my eye ( Read more... )

I went to a birthday dinner for my grandmother, who is about to turn 80, on Saturday ( Read more... )

I awoke on Sunday morning, struggled again with the alarm clock, and took a shower ( Read more... )

I awoke Saturday morning to the sound of some Ottawa radio station. I crossed the vast expanse of bed to reach the alarm clock, stretched out my hand, and slapped the biggest button on the alarm, which I assumed, correctly, would be the snooze button. I then examined the device to find the alarm reset button. I couldn't find it, so I just left it ( Read more... )

As you may already know, Robert, Judy, and I went to Ottawa this past weekend for the Winterlude festival ( Read more... )

I came in to work this morning and saw that Shannon, the HR lady, was sitting at the reception desk. We exchanged greetings ( Read more... )

Yes, it's time for one of my long, painstakingly detailed stories of my adventures, interspersed with sarcastic remarks and bad jokes. Enjoy ( Read more... )