Every year I plan to write down the names of the tomatoes that I plant, and then keep track of which ones yield the most fruit.  And every year I forget the whole thing.  Which means that, the following year, I again randomly select plants.  So this year, I'll blog.  I finally got the garden in, thanks to help from mandab3  putting up with plant ( Read more... )

     I spent this past weekend competing in a swim meet.  I enjoy swimming for exercise, and only compete in this one meet yearly because it is held at the Harvard pool (where I swim), and because my team generally wins the event.  I am currently only swimming about two days a week, which means that I am not in the best shape of my life.  I have ( Read more... )

     About a month ago, Mele and I started making weekly visits to a school for autistic children.  There are three children there that are very afraid of dogs, to the point where they are in danger of hurting themselves; one boy apparently will just run, and has almost been hit by cars.  The three children have been gradually getting more used to ( Read more... )

     The microwave over the stove died a few weeks ago.  This is the second of the kitchen appliances to die since we purchased the house.  This is annoying in that we need these appliances to function, but nice in that we are replacing them with black items, which fit better into the color scheme of the kitchen.  We made a trek over to Lowe's and ( Read more... )

     I ordered a few new swimsuit a few weeks ago, as my workout suit is getting a little light on the lycra.  However, the suits never arrived.  I remember typing in my new contact information, but am pretty sure that it asked me to log in at the end.  When I checked the confirmation letter, I found that the suits had been delivered to Winchester ( Read more... )

     Two weeks ago, I worked overnight at the emergency clinic.  There was a hospitalized cat that had been hit by a car.  Because it was a stray, we were told not to treat it.  Given that the cat had a broken jaw, this seemed somewhat inhumane.  I got permission to give her pain medication if I agreed to take her away with me.  And so we acquired ( Read more... )

     Around lunchtime, the clinic I was working at got a call from the local cops.  They wanted to know if they could use one of the clinic scales...to weigh a load of marijuana that they had confiscated.  We were a little confused, as it seemed like they must have a scale down at the station.  About twenty minutes later, we watched a cop van pull ( Read more... )

      On the way home from work on Friday, my power steering abruptly stopped working and a weird yellow light lit up on the dashboard.  Luckily, this occurred as I was exiting from 95.  I pulled over into Dunkin Donuts to read the manual.  It informed me that the light meant there was a problem with the steering (no kidding), and that it might be ( Read more... )

     We are going to see "Aida" at the Arlington Friends of the Drama on Friday, April 24th, at 8 pm.  If you'd like to join us, just let me or foldedfish  know.  Tickets are around $20, and casting is usually excellent.

     Well, the cold has resolved.  However, I still have the ear infection and can't hear out of my left ear.  I started a new antibiotic on Friday, after my appetite had returned.  Unfortunately, this one seems to cause itching and hives on the palms of my hands.  The doctor decided that this one wasn't working, so now I'm on yet another ( Read more... )