One of my readers commented to me (via email, which under the circumstances was appropriate) that whilst getting a house was all well and good, there was a more pressing gotta-do in my life that had to be dealt with first. Her heart’s in the right place and I appreciate the pointer. I’m all too…
From A to ZZZzzzz
I did finally get to sleep last night – though it took G coming to the living room and demanding I come to bed with him. There’s a puzzling aspect to our marriage. Despite the lack of actual nookie, G is otherwise pretty physically affectionate with me. Lots of hugs, lots of kisses, snuggling, all…
Crank Case
No python-esque mutterings tonight. I’m too tired, too frustrated, too…. Well, you get the idea. G is still sick. It’s pushing three weeks now, and I’m thinking it’s time to get him checked by a doctor, one way or another. I imagine I’ll have to drag his butt out tomorrow, probably under threat of dire…
Reticulated Life
Today I surpassed nerd, surpassed geek, and created a category unto itself, methinks. Has anyone else ever, in the course of an otherwise nondescript day, had a random, seldom-used word pop into their head and stay there? Even a word one had to look up to know what it meant? Because that’s how the title…
Home Sweet Dream
For perhaps the first time evah in my life I’ve made enough money to qualify for a house. An actual, real house, one with walls, roof and doors, in a decent part of town. Now part of that miracle is sadly due to a massive housing collapse. Houses that were going for $200K and up…