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I get a weekly update from USA jobs of openings the government has in my specialty. Most would require moving a fair distance, but I keep my eyes open just in case one were to become available within commutable distance. I was fairly surprised yesterday evening when the weekly update appeared in my inbox indicating…

I may have mentioned that The Professor is keeping vampire hours at the moment. He hits bed around 6:00 am and gets up midafternoon. That’s fine by me. But it means he’s up and about in the wee hours, doing whatever it is Professors do when Salamanders are sleeping. Well, the night before last he…

If you’ve been following the Kitten from Hell saga since last August, you know that I obtained said Kitten from Hell for the express purpose of getting the Clueless Wonder a companion. CW is a cuddles cat. He wants to lap sit. He wants to watch television with you. He wants company to notice him….

Twelve years ago Father’s day was Sunday, June 17th. I know because my father died on Father’s Day in 1990. He’d missed dying by heart attack in 1970. He missed dying by stroke in 1972. Both were diseases that were exacerbated, if not out-and-out caused, by smoking. Through it all, he peristed in smoking, to…

crystalline latticedelicate icy doilywhere’s the damned scraper I’m getting new tires for the little Prius today. I figured it was time after I realized I was losing traction while taking turns at 5 mph on dry, clean road surfaces. With luck my car will be done in time for me to take a bunch of…

Spent the weekend in Atlanta getting C.E. credits. It’s a very cool town, but I didn’t do too much while there – after 8+ hours of classes each day I mostly wanted to eat and go to bed. Made a few contacts, got a few job hunt leads, and had some wonderful meals (the AVMA…