Spending Time with Family
Things are really busy at home. It’s been great having my family here. Yesterday we cooked up a really nice meal on the grill, David and I were playing in the driveway with the dogs, and I was …
Technological Disrepair
I’m in a state of technological disrepair. I lost the stylus to my PDA, which is where I write most of my stuff, and the HP computer is down and possibly out. I’m still writing stuff on …
You Can't Tell a Parent What to Do
Mom’s been staying with us since last Monday, and by Saturday, Pam, Brian, and David will join us for a week. We’ve had a good time with Mom, and I think she’s pretty comfortable at …
Travels with Mom and Gus
The last few days were too busy to write anything down. I got to Mom’s and spent Thursday running errands for her and packing up the car. I got kind of sad when I was picking up some of …
Lake Washington at 20,000 Feet
I’m flying down to Las Vegas. We left SeaTac about an hour ago (30 minutes later than scheduled), and I’m sitting on the right side of the plane. It was a clear day today, so I was able to …
Pakistani Slave Boy Quote
“I have never seen such days as these.” - Pakistani slave boy, as quoted in a newspaper story
Porter Hall, Boat Captain
I haven’t written much this week because I ran out of batteries on my PDA. We got the boat delivered yesterday, so that’s a relief. The sellers were able to find the instruction manuals to …
The Parable of the Fox and the Hedgehog
This morning we were summed to watch a videotaped speaking engagement by Jim Collins, who is somewhat of a motivational speaker for the corporate world. I was pretty skeptical going into it, but he …
The Dinosaur Moment
I am feeling horribly depressed today. I wish I had more control over how I felt from time to time. It’s sunny (a little warm), I didn’t have any immediate difficulties at work, things are …
Buy Your Copyeditor a Drink Night
Coming home now from “Buy your copyeditor a drink night.” There was a pretty good turnout—about 15 people. Everyone was bitching about the recent news and the personalization department …