Sam started calling the new house the Castle because of the stone on the outside and inside. I call it Castle Caritas. Castle resonates as a strong, safe place, a retreat from the nasties Out There. Caritas refers to a…
And the Real Post
This morning was spent in court, with happy results. As I overdid the painting yesterday in a very big way, I ended up collapsed at home&mddash;so completely out of it in a hydrocodone-laced fog that Sam chose to walk home…
Bits from the News
Woman gives herself a Cesarean A woman gave birth to a healthy baby boy after performing a Cesarean on herself with a kitchen knife Device detects date-rape drug Chocolate in pregnancy keeps baby happy A Black Box for People Many…
Monday News Bits
Japanese businessman builds own machine to make world landmine-free Heart attack rate dives after public smoking ban Home Power: Your Small Scale Renewable Energy Source And for fun: What’s so intelligent about Intelligent Design?
Growing Pains
shadowkatt‘s “painting shirt” is in the laundry, so I sent her into my closet after a formerly-loved t-shirt that has a small rip in the shoulder and has gotten a bit more snug on me than I like, anyway. She…
To-Do List Progress
Getting a diagram of where the leach field runs from the county. Not done. Have to get the lot number from the deed, and they’ll try to find it that way. It may not be on file with them at…
Good People
I don’t remember why this came to mind today, but it did. Back in early 2002, starrchilde and rasilio were dealing with having just moved to a new place, not having stable employment, a surprise pregnancy, etc. They weren’t having…
Monday
1) Dental clinic – closed for another week. Grrr. 2) Found cleaning service and scheduled extreme cleaning session for Saturday Wednesday morning. We’re talking sanitizing damn near everything. From the list of what they do every visit, I do believe…
Not Surprising to Me
Toddler TV Habits Tied to Attention Deficit
Heroine
I haven’t done a quiz in a while, but this one piqued my interest a bit when celticmoni posted her result. And I liked my result 🙂 I did, however, have to correct the spelling. You’re one of the great…