Another Seasonal Haiku

1) I was given a nice bottle of California Merlot for Christmas. Merlot is not my favorite, though I will drink it happily when it is a gift. I have discovered that a generous wedge of lime squeezed into a glass of Merlot miraculously turns it into something that rather transcends description. Of course, it…

The Prof goes for his interview today for the full time tenure track position. I don’t think I’ve ever seen him this nervous about anything before, and it surprises me. He’s worried about being asked to work a problem he can’t handle, or asked a question he doesn’t know the answer to. I’ve tried to…

Lately I’ve been having a little trouble with my right hip. In the face of everything else that’s going on, I deemed this to be less than important. There are days when the hip acts up, maybe once or twice a month. On those days I need to watch how I place my feet. If…

A co-worker walked up to me today and casually mentioned meetings that she’d attended where they’d discussed phasing out a program that represents a major part of my job. She assumed I knew about it. Of course, this was the first I’d heard of it. Anybody ever watch Deep Space Nine? Remember the game “Tongo”…

Adolescent Cat from Hell must be going through some sort of personal security crisis at the moment. When she was a kitten, she liked to sit on my shoulder. I encouraged this – I thought it was cute and it made my little black heart melt whenever she sought me out so she could sleep…

Frankly, a sleigh would have been a far more appropriate vehicle to use today than my trusty Escort. I’m not saying that the Escort didn’t do a yeoman’s job; indeed it met or beat expectations at every hairy intersection and daunting hill. But snow clean up is far from complete in my little corner of…