It's November 5th, and we are now officially through haunting season! As they always seem to do, the last 7 weeks between Merck and Pennhurst have been a bit of a blur. I only managed to get sick once, and that was only a mild cold that fortunately fell midweek. Other than that, here I am - alive, intact, older, and ready for a vacation ( Read more... )

As of this past weekend, it's now officially the most wonderful time of the year. Fall came in on Sunday, along with the opening weekend at Pennhurst asylum. Wawa's serving Gobbler sandwiches. Huzzah ( Read more... )

The last time I updated, I had just come back from a weekend on the beach in NJ. All of a sudden, Summer died right after. It has been so unseasonably cool over the past month that I haven't been in a pool or in any body of water since the 4th of July. The good news is that I've been gifted with the opportunity to enjoy an early Autumn, which ( Read more... )

I'm really becoming quite suprised by how fast a month can fly by when you're an adult. As I begin my 11th year of journaling, I think I'll be sticking to the one month format ( Read more... )

Since this is directly related to the work I do every day, I had to share:

"At some locations, FDA and customs agents use handheld scanners with ultraviolet and infrared radiation to detect suspicious packaging and ingredients. Confirmation of whether a product contains fake ingredients must be done in a laboratory. The scanners are in use at a ( Read more... )

Speaking of monthly newsletter-type posts, it's time to cover May and the first half of June. Not because I was lazy, but because I was on vacation. That, and I did very little in May. Seriously, the month went by in a flash. With our upcoming vacation, Deb and I were saving a little cash and energy by holding off with road trips in the lead-up ( Read more... )

Well, it's official - I have been writing this LJ for 10 years. That's right, 1477 entries later, and I'm still here. In the beginning, there were few days separating each update, but as social media changed and evolved, so did my use of this journal. Today it only serves as sort of a monthly newsletter, with most of my old entries set to ( Read more... )

Before I cover April, some thoughts ( Read more... )

Hello Spring, Hello LJ ( Read more... )

Alrighty, 66% of Winter complete. This is that time of year that ends up being a blank slate, leaving myself the leisure of chosing what to fill it with. So on with the hodgepodge of random things ( Read more... )