We’ve been here before. I’m a bit of a sucker for the pop-culture and philosophy book series, and recently added another two volumes to my collection, a collection that now counts as a “Collection” because it contains seven volumes. For …

When we were in London a few months back, we spent a few nights in a “self catered” apartment. Basically, that means we had our own kitchen and we could cook our own food.
But we were in London… on …

I’ve been giving away lettuce by the bushel. And I don’t even really know what a bushel is.
Apparently the steroids I put in my garden soil this year kicked into high gear and suddenly I’m cursed with an abundance of leafy …

December 22
I will avoid the deeper meaning, and simply state that as of this afternoon I’m on Christmas break. It should be noted that this is merely a break from WORK — the office — and not from anything else. …

December 18
With only a week until Christmas I find myself sitting at home working on side projects before the holidays consume me in full. Don’t get me wrong. I’m looking forward to the break, but I want to go into …

My theory is this: for every doughnut / cookie / nibble / snack / et cetera that I skip (in other words, avoid consuming) for the next many weeks prior to our departure, gained is one more guilt-free strudel / pomme frites …

My little sis, Sharyl, bought me a coffee grinder for Christmas. As requested. And, as I told her just this past weekend, that at the current level of usage it might need to be an annual gift. Yes, it’s being well-used.
So, …

My pen, the green one, ran dry this afternoon so I’m a little bit frustrated. Not that you would think something so trivial should be frustrating. But there is somehting about not being able to use a pen that has …

A slightly abridged list of the random things I couldn’t resist doing today, including, in full, existensial glory, but not limited to:
:: driving home at lunch and bringing Sparkle into the office for the afternoon. She’s resting in her bed at my …