Wee-J has been sick this week. The cold she had two weeks ago has traveled through her family and returned back to her for round two. Since I’ve been coughed in the face approximately 1200 times in the past three days, I’m being proactive, whipping up a batch of Srirach-Garlic-Ginger butter and slathering it on [...]
Archive for January, 2009
Preventative Medicine
Posted in Life in General on January 21, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Inauguration Ceremony: My 10 Second Take
Posted in Current Affairs, Political Mumbo Jumbo on January 20, 2009 | 5 Comments »
Loved the moment of swearing in. Hated the hype. Loved Michelle Obama’s outfit. (Few women can pull off that shade of gold.) Hated Aretha Franklin’s hat. Loved the musical performance by Yo-Yo Ma and Itzhak Perlman (even if it was arranged by John Williams.) Hated Aretha Franklin’s version of “My Country ‘Tis of Thee.” Loved [...]
Happy Inauguration Day!
Posted in Current Affairs on January 20, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Big doings in our nation’s capital today. The inauguration party heard ’round the world. Wee-J and I will be breaking the no television rule to watch the swearing in. She won’t remember this day, but I will. And finally the media hype will come to an end and the work can begin.
T Minus 230 Days and Counting
Posted in iPhone, Just For Fun, Web/Tech on January 19, 2009 | 1 Comment »
From the first day the iPhone debuted, I’ve wanted one. Bad. I love just about all things Mac and have for years. I’ve had an iPod since the days when they were the size and heft of a heavy bar of soap. I’m on my third generation. Love it. Can’t imagine life without it. And [...]
Virtually Cleaning House
Posted in Web/Tech on January 18, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I love Gmail and have ever since I began using it four years ago. I’m trying something new, archiving stuff on an ongoing basis and keeping only the most current and “starred” conversations in my inbox. I tend to star a lot of items–don’t forget to do this, check out this cool site later, reminders [...]
Saturday 3 p.m. ~ Reading With Eleanor
Posted in Books, Saturday 3 p.m. on January 17, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
This afternoon I dropped by my friend Lauren’s to catch up and hang with two of my favorite people, Master Monroe (age 3) and Miss Eleanor (age 6). They both love books and I’m always happy to foster a love of reading, so when I visit there’s usually some time spent on the couch reading [...]
Laugh Until You Cry
Posted in Just For Fun, Political Mumbo Jumbo on January 16, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
“It’s important for us to explain to our nation that life is important. It’s not only life of babies, but it’s life of children living in, you know, the dark dungeons of the Internet.”—Arlington Heights, Ill., Oct. 24, 2000 “One of the great things about books is sometimes there are some fantastic pictures.”—U.S. News & [...]
Check This Out
Posted in Up in the Sky on January 15, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Did you see today's Astronomy Picture of the Day? It's pretty cool.
Yep, It’s Cold Out There
Posted in Weather on January 15, 2009 | 1 Comment »
The Chicago Tribune website has a running countdown of time since the temperature dropped below zero. Currently it’s at 11 hours, 11 minutes and 11 seconds. Since today is an office day for me, I bundled up in long underwear and passed on my regular 30-minute walk to take the el. My windchill cutoff is [...]
My Blog Now Accurately Reflects the Season
Posted in Just For Fun on January 14, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Refresh if you need to, there’s a new banner up top. I’m not completely happy with it (mostly because I know next to nothing about Photoshop and have even less patience for it) but it does give my blog the chilly and snowy winter feeling that’s been the hallmark of this season so far.
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