"If you can't be pretty, you might as well cause trouble" – Florence King
Posted in Parenthood, Super-Short Entries, Utter Silliness on Jan 30th, 2016
When we were out walking today, we stopped at our shitty neighborhood park, and for once there were some other kids there playing. They were a bit older than Joseph – two little boys and a girl, aged somewhere in the four to six range. They were trying to play Tee Ball, but were mostly […]
Posted in dumb things I have done, Oh, for fuck's sake, Super-Short Entries, Up The Pole on Apr 28th, 2013
For the love of all things great and small. Seriously, I left the house in two different shoes today, and then had to work a shift at the grocery store this way. The lower-cut penny loafer was less comfortable than the one with the button trim. They are less broken-in. Lesson. Learned.
Posted in dumb things I have done, Notions and Rants, Oh, for fuck's sake, Super-Short Entries, Up The Pole, Utter Silliness, Weird as Hell on Apr 26th, 2013
Comes away with: In order to re-charge the Baby, make sure that the charging equipment is plugged in firmly. Failure to ensure a proper junction between charging equipment and docking station can lead to insufficient charging and damage to charging equipment.
Posted in Holidailies 2012, Imports from old blogs, Photo entries, Super-Short Entries on Dec 4th, 2012
Before. Progress continues over at my mother-in-law’s house. Pretty soon we’ll be able to begin on re-configuring it. I’ll try to find my grid paper and draw out the original configuration of the house, how it was before I began demolition, and how it will be when it is done. But for now, feel free […]
Posted in dumb things I have done, Oh, for fuck's sake, Super-Short Entries, Well I'll Be Darned on Dec 10th, 2011
(the bathroom is still a work in progress, so please don’t judge the crummy floor, the cheezy plastic tile on the wall, or my hair-and-makeup box on a cinder block) I had no idea Jacuzzi was a brand. I thought it was like the technical term for a deep, fizzy bathtub. Apparently, they make everything […]
Posted in Art Projects & Making Things, biking, Distractions, Other Bike Stuff, Ruby the Dog, Sewing, Super-Short Entries, Well I'll Be Darned on Nov 5th, 2011
Juniper Berry sachet, a photo by Meetzorp on Flickr. While running the dog, I found a bunch of windfall juniper berries today, so I completely filled my jacket pockets and made several juniper-berry sachets. I put this one in my lingerie drawer, ’cause delicates that smell of G&T are never the wrong answer.
Posted in Beastlies, Cats, Ruby the Dog, Super-Short Entries on Oct 29th, 2011
Ruby continues to hold steady at just under 50lb, therefore she continues to qualify for the cheaper heartworm preventative. Rejoicing commences. Griswald behaves himself in the car – minor bitching only, no yowls of evisceration. Moreover, he completely fails to piss himself. Earns reward of catnip upon return home. Minnie, on the other hand, manages […]
Posted in Photo entries, Super-Short Entries, Utter Silliness on Jul 15th, 2011
Isn’t it nifty?
Posted in Photo entries, Super-Short Entries on Jun 23rd, 2011
When I saw these straw-bags (used to minimise silt runoff on construction sites) I thought it looked like a colony of walruses sunning themselves. Like so…
Posted in Mountain Biking, Super-Short Entries, videos on Sep 7th, 2010
Apropos of pretty much nothing, Perez Prado’s “Patricia” popped into my head and stayed for the day while I was out riding the trails at Smithville yesterday. It’s a surprisingly good song to mountain bike to, actually.