Ok, first news is that I bought a truck on Friday. I can hardly believe I now drive a pick up. This is so funny, considering that a few short years ago you could not have found anyone more committed to the hip urban lifestyle. Now I drive a truck.  A red Ford, no less. [...]

Do you think there is such a thing as the evil eye? Honestly, I am starting to wonder if someone is sticking pins in a mini me doll…the past few weeks have brought some really weird bad luck. To top it off, this weekend I managed to break both the vacuum cleaner and the [...]

Tomorrow night I am hosting my department’s holiday party. I have been doing it since I took this job, but the first year there were 2 staff and now there are 9, so it is a bit more of a chore. I am having veggies, dips, breads, and cheese to start, then a real international [...]

It is a beautiful winter night, with a bright moon surrounded by an ice halo - unfortunately, it is also very cold and I have to take the dog for a walk soon. Hauling out the big snowpants tonight, I am.
I am trying to get my head back into my life, right now I [...]

ALRIGHT, paint job done! Now just need to put everything back together again. I am very happy this morning because I think I have lost what I am labelling the X-LB weight - the 10-12 lbs accumulated during the last year when things started to go sour in that relationship. Of course it [...]