The other day I saw something that really surprised me. There were two kids, one tickling the other mercilessly. At some point, the one said "stop!" and the other did.

Ok, that surprised me a little -- but that's not what really got me.

After she'd gotten her breath back a little bit, the ticklee said "go!"

Stupid, stupid, stupid!

Last night on my arrival home, I was trying to get the computer booted in the about 20 minutes I had before something was going to happen, and for the umpteenth time, one of the adobe products popped up and reminded me that I really needed to install an upgrade. OKFINE. (Stupid 1I do have a vague memory of something ( Read more... )

I sometimes think that some things are predestined. Perhaps not every aspect of every thing. But I think that today was a day that it was predestined that I be late for work ( Read more... )

Most workdays, a group of us -- currently all women -- get together and walk for half an hour. Nowadays mostly indoors. About a week ago, one of our troup had been delayed by a meeting and thus missed the walk. She and I exchanged phone numbers so if she doesn't respond to the "who's coming" e-mail I can call her to verify ( Read more... )

... so to speak. Once again, I'm being dragged kicking and screaming into the 20th century. :-)

I don't have a smart phone. I keep saying I don't want one, but each time I say that it is with less conviction.

( my PDA history )

Decade or so ago, spouse & I started a compost bin. Cool idea, and I wanted in. I never had good luck with it, though. The first time I tried to harvest compost, I found eggshells and orange rinds. I sometimes think I could put dirt in and get eggshells out ( Read more... )

At work, many of my coworkers are moving from one space -- some to empty cubes in my current office, some spread around in other offices. The space they moved out of will be remodeled, and I (along with several others) will be moving (back) into it. I don't have a move date yet, but I have a ton of stuff, so I'm getting started packing up. I've ( Read more... )

Suicidal mousies at that ( Read more... )

'Tis the season...

( What I found in Mariposa )

Books finished in February, 2012 ( Read more... )