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Booth Babe

I’d never done that before. Another notch in the belt. The Laird had his first booth at a craft fair on Saturday. I dressed in his clothing and stood around looking pretty. “Was it successful?” is a difficult question to answer because it depends mightily upon how one defines “success”. Was it profitable? No. ItContinue reading “Booth Babe”

Flashback

There I was sitting on the toilet listening to the dryer run. Suddenly, I was in the pinkish laundry room, standing in front of the dryer looking forward to hopping in and spinning. Then it was uncomfortable. Then my mom was yelling at me for getting into the dryer. I’m don’t think that I’ve everContinue reading “Flashback”

Impressions

I’ll probably update this a few times as I remember more. I wanted to get it started before I forget everything. Flying sucks. The week and a half cold I picked on the airplane (I will admit that Rome is a possibility) is not fun. I’m tired of coughing up phlegm, now. The rest willContinue reading “Impressions”

Mark & Max V

Placenta Stop giggling (or vomiting); this is Classical Latin so the “c”s are all hard (very similar to how the “a” in Ur-an-us is always short). It’s better than I expected. Sort of a giant sized baclava. On to the recipe… The internal layers (tracta) are a spelt and wheat mix. Max says to buyContinue reading “Mark & Max V”

Vacation!

That was fun, although three weeks is a long vacation. I’m starting with some helpful tips for next time: That’s it. Nothing went drastically wrong. The flight to Fort Lauderdale was uneventful. We did land in Denver at Gate B 324, which is in a massive expansion of the B concourse, with the connecting flightContinue reading “Vacation!”

Away We Go

We’re off to Rome via ship. I wish my legions of adoring fans the best while I’m not posting (so unusual, right?) for three weeks (ish).

Millennia of Dreams – Crushed

It takes a special sort of culture to turn millennia of human dreams into a soul crushing experience. I suppose one can take a certain sort of pride in that. I am speaking, of course, of flying. The vast amounts of money involved make the situation far bleaker than the spiritual pain. Humanity can finallyContinue reading “Millennia of Dreams – Crushed”

Do I Want an “And So?” Category?

Edward Zitron, whoever he is, hates Facebook. The end of the article: This is the petty king of the tech industry — a multi-billionaire that can never be fired, that has billions of people on websites that he has deliberately engineered to boost engagement rather than provide a service. I won’t mince words. Mark Zuckerberg isContinue reading “Do I Want an “And So?” Category?”

R.I.P. Merlin

Poor Merlin has died. He was a very loving kitteh. Like all cats, he was very curious and poked his nose into everything. Unlike most cats, everything he found terrified him. It was both amusing and sad. We called him “Merp” for his meow. That’s not really what he said. He meowed in Russian: Меръ.Continue reading “R.I.P. Merlin”

Running with the Big Dogs

Who would have guessed that having an amazing coffee maker would result in drinking more coffee? We upped the monthly order for 2 12-oz (formerly known as a “pound”) packages to a 5-pound (still actually pounds) package. Update: This dog aint that big! I think The Laird may have overcompensated. We now have three fiveContinue reading “Running with the Big Dogs”