1. just because it is snowing or the road has snow on it does not make it necessary to drive 20mph in a 65mph zone. this is not safe. it is actually more dangerous than driving the speed limit. if you find yourself needing to go any less than 5mph under the speed limit, please use your turn signal and then find a safe place to pull over so that ( Read more... )

blue stilton soup is not really blue. it is white, and cheddar-based, with just enough stilton to give it a nice flavor. it smells of comfort and tastes the same. i could eat it every day with crusty bread. k is king of the blue stilton soup, having discovered the recipe in some ancient cookbook while working in a london pub and trying to come ( Read more... )

1. i just bought our new dell computer for $1300. i missed out on the $150 mail-in rebate and free shipping, but they are now offering a free (if cheap) digital camera and a free 1024MG RAM upgrade. we still have $300 left to buy a nice digital camera...any recommendations ( Read more... )

thank you all kindly for your congratulations. it still hasn't really sunk in for us that this whole ordeal is all over. i keep waiting for immigration to show up at our doorstep and tell us that they were just kidding! the interview was easy, the ins agent was friendly; she had three children, one of whom shared a birthday with babyspike. it ( Read more... )

it's been two and a half years of hell, but k finally has his green card. more later...i need sleep. got up at 4am, which is just so, so wrong in so many ways.

what i have ingested today: one everything bagel with plain cream cheese, one cup of decaf coffee with sugar and cream, two hard-boiled eggs, three slices of fruitcake, one cup of black tea with sugar and milk, one cup of crab and sweet corn chowder, one box of necco chocolate sweethearts, one square of dark chocolate-covered caramel, and one big- ( Read more... )

1. i just realized that there are two kinds of moms in my town. one group has a very strict schedule for their children with regards to sleeping and food. their children always sleep in either cribs or age-appropriate toddler beds. they always eat sitting in high chairs. and they also always bathe after dinner and before bed-time, which is much ( Read more... )

denver's mayor, john hickenlooper, joined nearly 2000 gay-rights supporters yesterday at a rally on the steps of city hall to protest efforts to outlaw same sex marriage. despite the fact that he was urged by several aides to stay out of it, hick decided that standing up for his gay and lesbian friends and constituents against other sickeningly ( Read more... )

k's friend j called last night to tell him that she had her baby on tuesday. a boy! which is what babyspike's been saying all along. they are going to be the snowriding demons together. j and her hubby, b, were still down in denver at b's parents' house. can you believe there's nowhere to have a baby up here? that one has to drive an hour and a ( Read more... )

wallet - hello kitty dark denim with red/white gingham piping

jewelry worn daily - white/yellow gold wedding band, red leather fossil watch, yak-bone auspicious signs bracelet from friends tashi & lakhpa in nepal

pillow cover - dark gray, well worn, high thread count cotton

blanket - duvet with cover, plum-colored with velvet on one side and chenille ( Read more... )