I joined Weight Watchers originally on 3/8/06. I hit goal in about twelve months (I need to look up exactly how long it took me). I stayed at/below goal until August, 2009, when I got laid off from work and began hosting an eighteen-month long pity party, with myself as the guest of honor and…
(Feel free to sing title to the tune of “When the Swallows Come Back to Capistrano”.) I remarked to the Prof several times this summer that with the old oak gone out front (see entry from January 17, 2011: Like An Oak On The Wire regarding that sad day) the squirrels on our property seemed…
The weather forecasters called for rain beginning overnight, turning to snow mid-afternoon. At 7:30 this morning it was raining. At 9:00 this morning it was snowing. *sigh* I suppose it was mid-afternoon in Europe, anyhow. The view off my deck at 9:30am and 2:00pm. Notice how far down the branches of the oak have been…
Yesterday most the trees in my area simultaneously gave up on the idea of holding onto their chlorophyll reserves. With the exception of the walnut trees (who had surrendered leaves and nuts a few weeks back), the trees revealed their leaves’ underlying colors yesterday. We were to have one day of peak leafing this year;…
I consider myself immune to most forms of advertisement. Of course I “like” certain commercials better than others (herd cats or make frogs croak the name of a beer and you’ll get a chortle or two out of me), but I honestly can’t remember the last time I went out and did something because a…
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…
The front store got these in for the Christmas season a few weeks ago, but they haven’t put them out on the shelves yet. The moment I saw them I knew that I needed to liberate a pair. After inquiring, I was told that I could purchase them directly out of the stockroom if I…
I couldn’t take it any more. Mr. White Deaf Cat, my foster for the past couple of weeks, is easily the most curious, agile, destructive force I’ve ever encountered with four legs and a purr. After about a week in the foster room he discovered how to open the lower doors on the corner cabinet…
A few years ago I felt the need for an inexpensive digital camera. One of those cute little ones that could slip in your pocket, go with you anywhere and cost somewhat less than your average sports car. I shopped around a little bit and ended up with a Samsung S630 for just under a…
Emerson is completely, utterly, without hope of redemption deaf. The correlation between eye-color and deafness is statistically significant, but doesn’t always hold true. Emerson may have a blue eye on the right, but both left and right ears are non-hearing.