The Muse Speaks

I had a busy (and expensive) weekend. Saturday I purchased a digital camera for my upcoming Oregon trip. It’s a Cannon G1, several steps up from Cannon’s digital Elph that I got the Professor for Christmas. I was hoping that if I stuck with Cannon I’d be able to use the same software packages with…

We seem to be going through another “can’t sleep” night. This stuff gets old fast. I got myself some ice to chomp on and decided to play on the computer a bit. MSGames has a new game called “Collapse” that seems to have temporarily ursurped Snood’s place in my heart as first love. I’m showing…

Today is International Women’s Day. I’m not sure that means much to anyone reading this. I’m not sure how much it means to me at the moment, though I suspect it should be a little higher on my radar than it is this year. A quick Google shows that Canada and England definitely have IWD…

THE GOOD NEWS: The lump is just a sebacious cyst. Granted, it got large quickly, but it isn’t infected (which is why there was never any pain connected with it). We just keep an eye on it. It will probably be as active as Clueless Wonder on a slow day (i.e. it’s just going to…

Gads, I can’t remember the last time I saw Mary Poppins. I do remember the first time – I was eight years old and my whole family went to the drive-in movie. I remember in particular Dick van Dyke’s penguin dance and the bird woman scene. ABC Family is playing it now, and while I…

Reading my first comments, I had to pause to rethink my stance. I find it really hasn’t shifted. Yes, the transplantation mix-up in North Carolina was a horrid mistake. Yes, a young girl may suffer severe repercussions such as paralysis and brain damage, and possibly even death. Yes, someone lost a chance at a set…