I hate daylight savings time. It’s a silly fiction. Okay, all human timekeeping systems are a fiction, but dammit, why can’t we just stay consistent with them instead of monkeying with them twice a year? I want a subscription to…
Quiet Evening
Thanks to Netflix, we watched Reign of Fire last night. I didn’t hate it, but I didn’t really *watch* it. I was sorting through old papers and weeding out files. sambear enjoyed it, though, and he’d been wanting to see…
The Name Thing
Okay, already—the name thing. Edited to add the questions I missed the first time around.
No-PC Evenings
My sambear is on his way home by way of the grocery store. I always look forward to the time when he gets home, but in the last week of our “experiment” evenings have been even nicer. So we’ve decided…
Surprising Call
Well, that was an interesting call. I just heard from Lewis, the executor of Wayne’s estate, for the first time in about three years. Lewis made effusive promises right after Wayne died about how he’d promised Wayne that he’d be…
Happy Days
My man is the sweetest on earth. He brings me coffee in bed, draws me a lovely bath with the fizzy bath bombs he got to surprise me, and just pampers me in general. I was cuddling on the couch…
Framing
How much does our framing of events change how they affect us?
Homemaking
shadowkatt is home! YAY! I’m so glad to have my baby back. I swear, though—she grew more in the last week. She did have a great time. I would have posted something last night, but sambear and I are trying…
Quotes & Performance & Family, Oh My!
Two interesting quotes today: It’s a shallow life that doesn’t give a person a few scars. –Garrison Keillor Ain’t that the truth? Time is the most valuable thing a man can spend. –Theophrastus I got lots of value for the…
Good Morning!
Good morning! I’m sure it is for someone, right? Okay, it isn’t a bad morning for me, except that my meds are being tweaked again so I’m back to the headache from hell. Hopefully it’ll be gone soon. And my…