OK, so the orthopedist informs me that “people our age” take a little longer to heal, and rather than releasing me to work after six weeks, he wants to see me at the seven week point to reevaluate the break. So I go back for a re-check on April 26, and if I’m really lucky…

For those of you astute enough to notice – yup, I back-dated this one. I really did begin this on the 21st, but the fourth big snowstorm of this month kept me distracted enough that I spent too much time mesmerized by watching snow accumulate (a far more active process than one might imagine, as…

So Curmudgeon asks, “Was she skiing?” Not bloody likely. I regard ski poles the same way I regard crutches or chopsticks – unmanageable, and more likely to harm me than playing with matches while soaked in gasoline. I hurt myself at work with a good ol’ slip-and-fall. I spend the majority of time at work…

There’s a fancy Japanese restaurant in a nearby town that I went to a few times back in the 80’s and maybe early nineties. It’s one of those places where they only set out chopsticks for the patrons. They don’t even have Western eating utensils available for guests. The food was ridiculously good, but I…

You know that old saying, “Work smarter, not harder”? You ever use it on someone and then wonder why they looked pissed? You just told them that they’re working stupid. I hate my boss.

I’m familiar with this feeling of unreality, which is oxymoronic if you bother to think about it. If you’re familiar with something, then it shouldn’t be unreal. Yet here I am, bisected by a Looking Glass that neither allows me full admittance to Wonderland nor releases me and lets me return to normalcy. (In this…

Been an interesting few days, oh few and faithful. I know quite well that the best laid plans of mice, men and salamanders oft go astray, but somehow I continually fail to take that into account. Here is a summary of this past weekend. My six-month regular dental appointment was 8:45am Saturday. I like to…

Doing mindful meditation now. It helps. Would like to find a local class, but the only stuff around is mixed with new age crystals and aromatherapy. I’d prefer a purer approach. Mindful meditation, done correctly without the concomitant voodoo is my preference; I’m not so great wind chimes and organic incense. Morgen is now twice…

This week Poindexter officially got a new home (after a two week trial). He was adopted by a young couple with no other cats. Knowing he found an appropriate placement was a huge relief. Two days ago I went to PetSmart just to look at the cats. I’ve been hoping to find a young adult…

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