I had fun reviewing the iRobot 560 Roomba Vacuuming Robot, Black and Silver (Kitchen) on Amazon today.
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After return from the Canada trip, Life has been very busy with moving and school. I also have updates on our Roomba robot vacuum and my cat's resettlement.
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Three weekends ago: Katrina and I spent mostly in Portland visiting Mick and Misty and seeing Storm Large perform. We also dropped in on the house in Colton, packed and sorted, moved the cats South to a bedroom in her home in Eugene, and set up the room for them. Katrina (and I when I was there) slept with the cats on the futon sofa the rest of the ( Read more... )

A friend described a man's scornful words towards women on International Women's Day and asked for support. This is what I wrote her.

Fear is the process by which we decide we are less powerful, less wonderful, less amazing than we truly are. It is a way we accept less than our full potential.

Fear is a way others control us. Sly crooks exploit ( Read more... )

I had a really wonderful weekend with Katrina here. We went through all the in-house belongings briefly, and filled out a spreadsheet. Per item, the spreadsheet identifies item name, location, rates whether in present use, has sentimental value, has an application at her place, has an application if I lived elsewhere, a determination (use ( Read more... )

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I'm pondering my relationship to a houseful of stuff today. Some of the stuff is important, much of it is not all that important ( Read more... )

I've been on an extended weekend and head back today ( Read more... )

I have visited six massage colleges in the Portland area. My overall impressions ( Read more... )

So, why does a man with 25 years of experience in embedded software industry have a mid-life crisis and retrain for a trade? Aside from the fact most people retrain several times in their life, and this is my first, and I am about due, here are some reasons ( Read more... )