• Books that stuck

    There’s a meme running around asking people to mention ten books that have stuck with you for whatever reason or which have been influential. I like the meme, so I’m joining in. I’m skipping over the little kids books I…

  • Oh the thinks you can think

    There are now things on the walls of my office. Swords, axes, pictures, maps . . . the usual. Then there are stacks of boxes that need to be emptied. Boxes of stuff. Supplies. Useful things, but they aren’t all…

  • Huh?

    First: Why? Why would you do that? Second: Did you hear yourself? Three: Chocolate. Not enough. Four: Chai. Not enough Five: No. Just no. Six: Sigh.

  • snow and hills and books and shelves

    This morning I slept ridiculously late and then we headed out to try to find a snow hill. I figured we’d drive east until we hit more snow, but I was vetoed and we instead veered off the highway to…

  • Office progress

    We did some touch up painting on my office today and installed the shelves. Had to cut out some molding here and there to make it work, but the shelves are installed. Turns out one of the shelves is not…

  • Icy

    It got scary icy today. I took the kids to school and all was fine, but then snow began to fall. No big deal. I’m from Montana. Easy to deal with. Only the snow melted and put down a layer…

  • Making progress

    I wrote that title, making progress, like I actually am. But it’s snail’s progress. The office will be ready for furniture and shelves by Saturday. It would have gone faster if I didn’t want two colors. Tonight we’ll touch up…

  • silly salad of stuff

    Yesterday I went to Costco and on the way out, I got to see a guy (at least 30, but I think in his 40s) pull up his underwear (gray), but not his pants (sliding down his thighs). Why oh…

  • The wicked wind whispers and moans

    It doesn’t have to blow very hard outside to sound like quite a storm in this house. I like it. It’s whistling and moaning outside. Been eating turkey leftovers and walking the dogs and getting ready to (finally) paint my…