So, the last thing I should be doing is LJing at the moment, as I am in a grading marathon for the next few days. Oh, well, here I am with a short entry ( Read more... )

Still hotter than all get out, but there is hope for a break. We had lunch with Megling at Star of India--great pakora and lovely kofta curry. Megling was grand as usual, and she had this groovy purple bag, which got me to thinking about purses. Megling's bag (it was groovy to the point that "purse" does not do it justice) was obviously holding ( Read more... )

That was our heat index when the local news was on. Crazy hot. And, now we have a new deck and a backdoor to get to the deck, but it's too hot to enjoy it fully. Ah, well, at least when we let the dogs out at 3 am, we don't have to get fully dressed, put on shoes, and herd them through the carport ( Read more... )

Got my new keyboard, so I don't have to copy and paste "R" into docs anymore:)

To see the happy couple and miscellaneous pics of late, go here. The wedding was a very strange experience. They handed a photo mat around to have folks sign it and one kid put "it's about time." Um, Ben just turned 18 four days before the wedding, for pete's sake ( Read more... )

I've created a new space for Virtually Employed and have the first issue back up. Got an article or question? Send 'em on. You can still email 'em to virtually_employed@comcast.net

Supreme Court Strikes Down Gay Foster Ban

OK, this is insanely well-priced. I know that it doesn't include the flight and passport fees, but come on! Mexican Cooking School Classes--don't you wanna go?

I know it only is the casting call page, but Exactly Like You has a page!

Made Cocoa Scones for breakfast (a Bisquick recipe I actually modified a bit). Had the best panini ever--Father Sam's Pita split open, fresh basil leaves from the container garden, sliced mozzarella, fresh home-grown tomato slices--spray with olive oil, stick in a George Foreman grill til done (why buy a 100 dollar panini press when your GF grill ( Read more... )

If you haven't heard the full version of Pink's song "Dear Mr. President" you can hear it by going to Rosie's blog. When you get there, click on "Movies" and then select the one titled "All Hail Pink".

In other music news, if you like Michelle Branch, check out The Wreckers' debut album at Amazon.