Happy happy joy joy! Jeff gets back to DC today from his holiday visit with his family in the Bay Area. While I jokingly told him last night that it had been a relaxing change to be able to sleep sans earplugs for a few days (for a little guy, he sure generates an awful […]
Boy, do I wish these kinds of “toys” had been around when I was a kid; I may end up asking for them for Christmas anyway. The Discovery Channel store is selling: 1. The Discovery DNA Explorer Kit. The kit, which retails for about $80, includes a centrifuge, an electophoresis chamber, and coupons for two […]
Despite my family’s extreme closeness, over the past ten years Thanksgiving has tended to become a less celebrated holiday as my grandfather, brother-in-law and one of my nephews have tended to remain at their hunting camp rather than coming in to spend the day with the rest of us. Even so, this year’s holiday felt […]
Well, I haven’t done one of these in a while, but today’s seemed particularly apropos. 1. Do you like to shop? Why or why not? Yes, I have the shopping gene, though I do find that I tire much more readily now than I used to. And my sister puts me to shame. She’s never […]
I took a 30-minute break from work this morning to pick Jeff up at my condo and drive him to the airport, where half an hour from now he’ll be flying out to the Bay Area for the Thanksgiving holiday, returning next Monday. In comparison, I’ll be at work today–though it’s likely that we’ll be […]
By now, Gene should be ensconced in his new Prius; I’ve got my fingers crossed for him. And on that front, I made the call today to my salesman to let him know that I’d decided to wait for the options I want, even if that means I won’t see my own new Prius until […]
After a quiet two days at home recovering from some sort of mild bug–affecting stomach, gut and sinuses–I was really feeling stir crazy, so yesterday Jeff and I went out for a very late lunch and some shopping at Bailey’s Crossroads. We strolled through Storehouse Furniture, where Jeff remarked–and I agreed–how nice it is that […]
According to the free no-obligation quote at WWYS®, the current value of my soul is £19,488 (about $33K), and 49% of the population has a purer soul. Bart Simpson definitely sold his to Milhouse too cheaply.
Friday, Gene reported that he’d been notified that his Prius was on a ship that had docked that day in New York. Yesterday, while home sick from work, my phone rang and when I saw that the caller ID said “Alexandria Toyota” I became a little nervously excited, thinking that maybe I was going to […]
Last night, Jeff and I went to the grand re-opening of the Kennedy Center Opera House, featuring simultaneously sung and signed excerpts from DeafWest Theatre’s Big River: The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn; a solo dance performance by Homer Avila, who has only a single leg, having lost the other to cancer; and excerpts from Mass, […]