So far, so good.
I’m almost through my first week of the new semester, and we’re making good progress with all of my projects — except one.
Because of all sorts of start-up-the-year meetings (and because my editor is working as an intern this week at the Democratic National Convention in Denver), I haven’t been able to […]

BJ and I are spending the day in our jammies.
Since we worked so hard this week painting two rooms, assembling furniture in a box (my three favorite words are NOT “some assembly required”!), carrying and arranging said furniture (which is incredibly heavy), fighting with pictures which refuse to hang straight, going up and down so […]

I hate ceilings.
They block my view of the beautiful sky, hold in stale air, and generally interfere with my creative juices.  Oh, sure, they serve as places to nail down the floors for the folks upstairs if you’re not on top and make heating and air conditioning easier, and if you are on top, they […]

I guess I’m supposed to consider it a signing bonus.  At least that’s how I’m looking at it.  And I gotta tell you — as promotional products go, this is one of the best I’ve seen.
I picked up my new laptop today, and it’s VERY cool.  The school gave me a MacBook Pro with a […]

Well, we’re back home from camp, and the trip turned out better than I dared hope.
Bird was so good!  He rode well in the car, was reasonably quiet and unusually tolerant of the dogs (Buddy), and was even nice to BJ!  He got to spend some time outdoors (inside the cage, of course) chattering with […]

OK, so it’s not enough money to order replacement windows for the house or anything, but it was still a productive trip to the recycling center this morning, and the return is a lot more predictable than I would see from online trading.
BJ and I drink a LOT of Coke from 12-ounce cans, and we […]

Poor Bird.
To get him ready for the week-long camping trip beginning this weekend, I took the play top off his new cage and replaced it with his old smaller cage, also known as his “camper.”
I can tell by the look in his eyes that he sort of remembers the old cage, and he’s thrilled to […]

First, my deepest apologies to Green Bay Packer fans everywhere. Now, on to my rant.
I’ve absolutely had it up to HERE with the whole Brett Favre thing. For crying out loud, people, since when is it news when somebody doesn’t do anything?! Brett throws a couple of passes to some high […]

BJ and I are finally getting away to go to the lake later this week, and this time, we’re taking the bird.
I know — I’ll probably really regret this decision, but I can’t bear the thought of him being so crestfallen like he was last time when we left him at home.  He’s got a […]