Vernal Day, I, disaffected ( Read more... )

The upper farm has cleaning service every couple of weeks. I was going to do laundry today, but am refraining, because it would require making a trip to the upper farm, and the cleaning lady is a German Baptist chatterbox with a terrible diet and a sense of thoroughness that puts Cinderella to shame and makes everybody uncomfortable. ie: you tell ( Read more... )

"Meanwhile, Hamas security officials and witnesses said Israeli aircraft struck at targets in the Gaza Strip yesterday, a day after a rocket from the Palestinian enclave killed a Thai worker in Israel. Eleven people were wounded in Israeli strikes, which targeted smuggling tunnels along the border with Egypt, a foundry near Gaza City and the non- ( Read more... )

Today, my Mother-in-Law and Sister-in-Law came to the Lower Farm to watch the game with Emily and me ( Read more... )

One of the things that I've found impressive about language is how maleable it always seems to be. We start with a base structure. In the US, it's a form of English (not real "English" but a form of it,) and that has twisted and shaped itself into other forms, solidifying into dialects. These dialects almost invariably have phrases in them that ( Read more... )

Had an epiphany just now. It should have come before the wedding, but it's on the correct side of things, at least. Emily is more precious to me than anyone has ever been, and I never want to be without her. I'd felt something that i thought was this before, but it amped up a notch today. Why, you may ask? I could give many valid reasons, but ( Read more... )

My Celiac Test came back negative ( Read more... )

Much is happening this month ( Read more... )

Emily and I got all the stuff we need for a perfect Valentine's Day ( Read more... )

The doctor's visit was very non-dramatic. Fortunately, there is a blood test regarding Celiac. They no longer have to perform an intestinal biopsy. I got tested yesterday but obviously don't have the results yet ( Read more... )