For the last 19 days, I have been on a business trip.

Yes, that's N-I-N-E-T-E-E-N days. Of working. Out of town. Elsewhere. And not sleeping in my bed. And working. And I'm lazy.

That's 19 days of spending 18-20 hours per day with my co-workers. And not killing them. Which is its own sort of difficulty and stress, because some of them DARN WELL ( Read more... )

This piece really moved me today.

RANGERS WIN THE PENNANT! RANGERS WIN THE PENNANT! RANGERS WIN THE PENNANT!

I just got around to watching this week's episode of "Castle." Is it just me, or does everyone else think that somewhere in an AU, the TV show everyone is watching is called "The Amazing Adventures of Ryan and Esposito ( Read more... )

It's hard to keep up with online activities when I'm traveling. What has been going on around here?

Here's one story from the road. I was in Columbus, Ohio, and stopped in at a Chinese restaurant that I know from previous visits to be both tasty and cheap. As I was dining on the kind of excellent, authentic moo shu pork that is unavailable in my ( Read more... )

So I'm in town for one day before I ship out again, but I had to share a road story with you.

Because of my frequent travels, I have two sets of toiletries, one that travels and one that stays home. When I'm on the road and run out of deodorant or toothpaste in the travel kit, I head to the nearest Walmart, Kmart, Dollar Store, etc., and buy more, ( Read more... )

I just watched the new "Hawaii Five-Oh."

Oh, my! *fans self*

There's certainly a lot of pretty in that there show. I might have to watch it again and see whether there was a plot that I was ignoring.

So it's taking a little break. For those of you who need a little personal stimulus in your days, here's a photo shoot with Matt Bomer. For those of you who are all intellectual in your TV pursuits -- IOW not shallow like me -- here's a discussion of the characters and the relative merits of lying.

1. He's a butthead.
2. He's a big poopy butthead.
3. Except when he's sweet.
4. He's smarter than me.
5. He's smarter than everybody.
6. When I gave him a treat Saturday and held up my empty hands to show I had no more treats, he picked up his empty feed tub, waved it and dropped it in front of me.
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I've turned into that person -- the irritating one who won't stop talking about her cat. Knowing that does not stop me, however, from posting the news that my cat though lazy in most every other aspect of her life comes ALIVE when it's cricket-killing time. She's a black, clawless destroyer on a mission.