Kir

Best laid plans of mice, men and Salamanders … I slept until nearly 12:30 again today and (sigh) no, I did not get my taxes done. Tomorrow for sure. I told the Socialist to shame me into it. I can’t let them go and chance not getting them done because I was hospitalized. We went…

The Prof has started his sabbatical and is beginning to take classes at Big-Self-Important-Ivy-League University. He’ll also be taking some classes at Smaller-Less-Important-But-Still-Snooty Big City University in another week, when their semester begins. Between his preparations to re-enter the world of higher education from the other side of the mirror and his recent travelling, it…

From a forum I frequent out in cyberspace: Five Minute Chocolate Mug Cake 4 tablespoons flour4 tablespoons sugar2 tablespoons cocoa1 egg3 tablespoons milk3 tablespoons oil3 tablespoons chocolate chips (optional)A small splash of vanilla extract1 large coffee mug (MicroSafe) Add dry ingredients to mug, and mix well. Add the egg and mix thoroughly. Pour in the…

Give me credit: I smelled the vegemite. Let’s start slow with this, eh?

… said Eeyore gloomily. -“So it is.” “And freezing.” -“Is it?” “Yes,” said Eeyore. “However,” he said, brightening up a little, “we haven’t had an earthquake lately.” At least we still have power at the halfway point. I walked out to the primary road in front of my house a few hours ago and snapped…

This could have been a summer from my youth. The heat was sticky, heavy – a wet winter coat that could not be doffed and hung up on the rack to dry. The storms were violent, pounding and alive with the smell of ozone and wet garden. The mornings were covered in dew and mist…