Another Seasonal Haiku

Today I return to the workaday grind. It pains me to admit it, but this is almost a relief after the last two days of conference. I did have a good time attending the conference, but it had much more to do with the people I saw than the lectures I attended. Wednesday morning we…

Alert Status – RED: Severe risk of terrorist attacks. Yes, boys and girls, it’s been confirmed. My body has yet again launched a surprise attack on poor unsuspecting, innocent ol’ me. Prior unprovoked assaults on me have been executed by my heart, immune system, vascular system, peroneal tendon (that one was a particularly nasty sneak…

Regarding a comment to yesterday’s entry … does one offer cookies to a surly fifteen year old boy who desperately needs an attitude adjustment? Putting a makeshift butt can outside is tempting – I’ll have to see how cheaply I can do it without creating a flammable hazard. I set my alarm clock for 4:45…

Now we’ll see if we can’t translate that into a job.

I was a “Docent” for the local zoo for about five and a half years. The Docent Council is a group of volunteers that help staff educational activities at the zoo. We’re the ones that give the tours, take the Zoo-2-U van out to the elementary schools and special events in the area. The Docents…

*sigh* The one person I wanted to spend my birthday with slept through it. The Professor woke up at about three in the afternoon. We went out and grabbed a bite to eat; he paid, for which I feel guilty since he doesn’t have a lot of spare cash at the moment. When we got…