And that's what is perplexing about (finger flexion) birthdays. Some people think about you and remember for no apparent reason, other people totally forget. What does this mean, turning a whole year older? What are these numbers supposed to represent? Embarrassingly, the higher the number for me, the more confused about the significance of the ( Read more... )

Everyone that knows me should know this: I am obsessed with figs. Just a goon, a scoundrel, a slack-jawed monkey for figs. When July rolls around I start salivating more. If I see them and I have no extra money I'll buy some anyway. It's certain that if I were to come over to your house and saw that you have figs lying around (in the very back of ( Read more... )

Salad greens. Sunflower seeds. Radishes, red pepper, sliced. Portobello mushroom fried for a moment in olive oil and balsamic. Black peppercorn feta. All gone ( Read more... )

Well, as everyone knows, I squirted another one out. It was about time. Twelve pounds she was, that Genesis! Life has begun. I was so happy. It happened the other night actually, when I was on break in the training room. I looked down and there she was, grinning already. Ms. Pat missed it, but it's okay because I already knew what to do from having ( Read more... )

It's actually Dr. George Papanicolaou. He was born in Kymi, Greece, in 1898. He developed the smear in the time frame from 1939-1943, at first calling it the Vaginal Smear.

It sure is nice-that's all ( Read more... )

Another day off, which means... fun with M!! Today was a serious day of sharing ideas. We drove to a few Goodwill's and talked about our visions for the Future ( Read more... )

Yesterday was a day off for me. So, I woke up at 12:48 p.m. M and I then drove on bald tires to Shalimar, where we feasted on mattar paneer, aloo ghobi, pakoras, chicken curry, dumplings. I had two mugs of masala tea. After this we made it to the car. Then we drove to a bookstore and looked around. When we arrived home it was 5 p.m. That's when I ( Read more... )

Last night I showered, and then, when I exited the shower, I was so excited. It's because I used my special soft Memorial Towel. Let me tell you about my special soft Memorial Towel. I was in Rethymno, a city in Crete. I bought a towel in a shop there for maybe 7 euro. It's huge, green, with a grid of lighter green circles and a yellow border. And ( Read more... )

I'm banging on these keys in Highland Coffee, my favorite coffee place in all of Louisville. It's totally teened-out and is filled with the excact same people seemingly always here... but it's my favorite place besides home if I want to space out a bit ( Read more... )