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Announcement
I have some of the best friends in the world.
That is all. (And enough.) -
The original grammar nazi.
This says far more about me than I should ever admit in a public forum, but ( I am the original grammar nazi. ) -
To my beloved partner
Happy birthday, amused_bouche. You are my support, my best friend, my companion in crime, my co-architect, my sidekick, my truelove. Keep the miracle going with me for decades to come.
Also, ( This birthday card summed it up the best. ) -
Happy happy
to ashlupa, wherever you may roam. -
awake since six and
feeling much more confident about the house. Had the plumber from the home warranty (AHS)* come over and fix the shower diverter and crawl under the house with me. He noted the one place where galvanized should be, eventually, replaced with copper, but all pipes have been updated except the length going from the water main into the house. The ( Read more... ) -
Boyfiend reports: impromptu art car
...that a car just drove by the window with snow carving of a Sphinx as a trunk ornament.
Wish I'd seen that! -
In which she shares house-hunting tips
While the footwork was essential in eliminating properties that looked good on paper, the two best tools, bar none, that I used were Redfin (www.redfin.com) and the Zillow mobile app on my phone.
(Zillow almost caused a couple of car wrecks too, but we'll ignore that for the moment.)
Holy crap. It's a beautiful weekend morning and I don't have ( Read more... ) -
But... but... it's the future!
I love 2010. I loved 2010. I loved it because it was THE FUTURE. As a young science fiction reader, you know when THE FUTURE is. It's the year 2000, the year 2010, the year 2050, the year 3000 ( Read more... ) -
In which she gives flying the full five-finger salute.
When flying out of the Atlanta airport last week, I noticed zero difference from any other security line. No enhanced x-rays and no patdowns were visible; the line wasn't even slow ( Read more... ) -
A moment of Gerard Manly Hopkins
As kingfishers catch fire, dragonflies dráw fláme ( Read more... )