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good party
I drove down to the grand opening of our new store in Mamaroneck NY this evening with Mad Dog and his charming kids. There was a good sized crowd there (30-50 people) of enthusiastic customers, which suggests to me that we have done a good job of creating buzz about the business over the past year. Also, there's a very tasty pizza place nearby, ( Read more... ) -
Apart from that, the play wasn't too bad.
1) I'm pleased by the results of last week's election. Four more years of Obama will be better than four years of Romney, and six years of Elizabeth Warren will, I think, be better than Scott Brown. More generally, I'm pleased that the hateful and blinkered clique that controls the GOP was so soundly rejected across the land. I hope the real ( Read more... ) -
"The shield turns the fast blow, admits the slow kindjal."
I have taken this week off from work, in the hopes of clearing my head and getting a better handle on managing my life in light of the problems with my parents' health. I seem to need some help, too ( Read more... ) -
I wish Mrs A would leave my mom alone.
So, it turns out that mom has MRSA. The alternative antibiotics appear to be working, and if so, she'll go back to rehab sometime in the next few days. If you know my Mom, she's bored and lonely in the hospital right now, and would love to hear from you. Drop me a line for contact info ( Read more... ) -
Managing crises
I'm working a 12 hour day here at the NY store, and another full day tomorrow. It's only our fourth day open, so things are slow. The store looks good, but there are lot projects to work on before we're ready for the grand opening.
My mom is apparently running a fever of 102 F (44 C) and has gone back to Holy Family Hospital. I'm starting to ( Read more... ) -
Delicious!
I had a lovely meal with Grounded tonight at Munich Haus in Chicopee. The food was unreservedly tasty. I had Jaeger Schnitzel with Spetzel and red cabbage, and they were excellent. Grounded had some sort of mulled wine that was pretty good for something with alcohol in it. I will go again, and I must officially concede the traditional German ( Read more... ) -
Another Halloween, another huge storm
Hurricane Sandy is tearing up New York and New Jersey, dumping snow in West Virginia, and even causing a storm surge up in Maine. Here in western MA, however, it's underwhelming, with winds of about 20 mph, and perhaps an inch of rain. I think it's worse out near Boston, but for us it's fine. We still closed the store at 6 PM, because it was ( Read more... ) -
Away on business
1) Last Saturday was the second Paint & Pixel festival. It was another great success, I think. Attendance was much the same as last year, but with more kids. We had a steady flow of people all day, and everyone I spoke to was happy with the show. PLUS, this year, I arranged for programming throughout the day, with me moderating three panels: ( Read more... ) -
Back in US OR!
1) Mom is still in the rehab hospital, and the pain in her back is gone, but unfortunately she still suffers agonizing pain in her legs, and she's actually losing some mobility in her feet. Yesterday, she had a CAT scan to figure out what's going on, which appears to be a herniated disc with a bone fragment from the compression fracture in her ( Read more... ) -
Overwound yet slack
1) This coming Saturday will be the second Paint & Pixel Festival. I've managed to arrange programming this year, which is good, but I still feel like I did a slap-dash job, and kind of guilty about it. Peggy continues to impress with her passion and capability.
We're hosting comics workshops for kids at the store as part of the build up to the ( Read more... )