Work continues on my massive To Do list, with more things added whenever I stop to think about it. I’ve had two days where I’ve done nothing of consequence, and several days, like yesterday, where I did things that weren’t on the list. Part of me is irritated by that fact, that either I didn’t […]
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Tuesday, January 27, 2009
For a supposed deadbeat, I can honestly say that I’ve gotten more done in the 3.5 days I’ve been unemployed than I would normally accomplish in two weeks. Maybe it’s that whole extra 9-12 hours a day thing? Esteban has suggested that I do nothing career-wise this week, which is almost impossible, especially since some […]
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Wednesday, January 14, 2009
Boy, Oprah’s confession brought out a lot of discussion yesterday! You guys had 200 pounds of comments in our post and the full article is up now. Check out the reactions in the blogosphere: Mopie finds some positives in Oprah’s confessions: I think that this little snippet may have gotten lost in the hubbub: her […]
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Wednesday, January 14, 2009
Over the weekend, I was driving the countryside with my mother-in-law and we spotted a flock of wild turkeys, which always makes me crazy happy. We never used to see turkeys when I was a kid and that’s all directly linked to the environmental impact of DDT on the Wisconsin wildlife. No turkeys, no hawks, […]
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Thursday, January 8, 2009
Jincy the cat has given me an STD. It’s from snuggling, not sex, but it’s just as embarassing: I have contracted her nasty case of ringworm. Not a worm! A fungus! Somehow, that fact makes the situation only slightly more comforting. It’s my fault that I contracted it: there seems to be a fifty/fifty chance […]
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There’s something about the economic downturn that has us turning to the kitchen to get our foodie excitement on. Over the weekend, Esteban devoted three hours to making risotto. He even put an onion in it, an actual real onion, which I still can’t get over. The man despises onions to the point that he […]
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Wednesday, December 31, 2008
I realized this holiday that apparently my secret shameful food snobbery was out when friends and relatives gave me some Himalayan pink salt, Nepali Birae Noon (black salt from India) and a jar containing two especially evil looking truffles, imported from France. Sure, I am a culinary tourist and plan my vacations around dinner reservations […]
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Tuesday, December 30, 2008
I kind of hate this time of year. Not the winddown of the holiday madness… that’s actually kind of a relief. No, it’s the weirdness about New Year’s Eve. I really hate the idea of New Year’s Resolutions. In my opinion, if there’s something about yourself that you want to change, you freaking change it. […]
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Monday, December 29, 2008
One of the annoying things about living in a place where there is winter is that the farmer’s markets disappear at the sight of the first snowflake, along with all of those great vendors and their organic produce, free-range chickens and amazing artisan foods. I mean, I live in the freaking DAIRY STATE, but a […]
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Monday, December 29, 2008
We rescued a kitten. Sort of on accident. You see, I didn’t want to rescue a kitten. Kittens are cute. Kittens are easy sells. Everyone wants kittens. But the people on PetFinder, I learned, are kind of free with their definition of “baby” and “young” animals. I saw animals listed as “baby” who were, if […]
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