– Last night I watched Strictly Ballroom for wisdom and Gothic Funk, and exercised, and got a lot done. Although I’ve only been getting six hours of sleep a night since we got back, I’m still not finishing everything that I want to.
… Read the rest– Yesterday, the wife and I hung out with Marco and Scott after work.
– ALMANAC SAYS –
Today in Weather History: Hurricane Katrina devasted the coastal regions of Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama. More than 1,800 lives were lost, 2005.
– HAPPY BIRTHDAY –
Ingrid Bergman.
– ASSIDUOUS AND AGOG –
Just got back from Michigan yesterday. There’s too much to write about here. I’ll post a separate entry on the trip.
– ALMANAC SAYS –
You can replace 1 egg in 3 with a tablespoon of cornstarch.
– I know I said I wasn’t going to post until Monday, but I have a couple of birthday shout outs real quick.
– HAPPY BIRTHDAY –
Jen (Saturday) and Barb (Sunday)!
– Sorry I haven’t been posting much this week. I’ve been caught between the Rats revision and getting ready for my trip to Michigan. I won’t be posting until next Tuesday, when things will be back to normal.
– ALMANAC SAYS –
Plant new lawns or reseed thin ones now.
– I went to work yesterday, and finished the fifth revision of Hungry Rats. That alone was enough to keep me up until 3 AM.
– ALMANAC SAYS –
A compress of decocted witch hazel is cooling to sunburned skin.
– What a frustrating week. I got almost nothing done. Although Jess did have a nice visit from Dan, who was in from Seattle, and we got a free meal from Pequena’s because they closed after making us wait a half-hour for a table.
… Read the rest– Was very sleepy all day yesterday. Later, I met Dan at Penn Station (which has the dumbest setup of any depot ever; imagine Union Station x 2, with multiple entrances/exits per track, and no information on arrival track more ten minutes to arrival.
… Read the rest– Yesterday was better, though I still didn’t get enough done.
– ALMANAC SAYS –
According to the Greek poet Hesiod (c. 800 B.C.), the 16th is an unlucky day for plants.
– LINK OF THE WEEK –
The Creation Museum.
– I’ve had a rough couple of days: insomnia, distraction, lack of productivity. There were some good things too, and I’m going to try to hold on to those. Extricate them from the moment. As for the rest, I will seal it up in a bubble running from Monday afternoon until about two hours ago, and move forward unimpeded.
… Read the rest