We have a big old couch that is long past overdue to leave our house. We have finally decided to get rid of it, but are trying to figure out the best way to get it out. Down our steep, narrow stairs seems a bit iffy (especially down around the corner from the living room). Out the kitchen window and down to the sidewalk seems like it would involve ( Read more... )

I really would rather be writing about my Community Garden plot now. Or gardening (despite the dark). Or a bath would be nice. Or snuggling and watching a movie ( Read more... )

Anybody know whether the plastic pans I get muffins from Whole Foods in are reuseable in the oven ( Read more... )

Rubbery legs, tight shoulders, sore feet. Had my fill of people I don't know. Wish I had seen more people I do. Family had fun, in spite of protests from one about it being embarrassing. Fiddle music still running through my head. Still tapping my toes... Half in another world. Would be so pleased if tomorrow were not a work day.

Once upon a time I would quietly enter empty classrooms at conferences and in buildings where I had classes and write "Hey diddle diddle the cat" on some portion of the chalk board, whether it be blank or already full of writing. As a linguist, there was something oddly pleasant to me in writing an incomplete phrase. Periodically I would sneak back ( Read more... )