waiting for the hammer to drop

I’m familiar with Western Exterminator’s ominous, hammer-wielding undertaker dude but I hadn’t really taken a good look at the rodent he’s about to smash. Why the jaunty little fedora, and (more importantly) why the knife and fork? He’s kind of cute, and I’m starting to feel sad for him. I’m feeling a little less sorry…

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on hold again

Today was supposed to be my Fourth Friday Challenge with Paulie Tevis but I need to delay the game. I started getting what I thought was a sinus infection yesterday, which triggered a horrible, horrible migraine (what migraines aren’t horrible, horrible?) I had to cancel plans with some friends, really good plans, and that made…

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i used to laugh

My father suffered from dementia for a number of years before he died. My fantastic and long-suffering stepmother was his primary caregiver right until the end. From what I could gather, dad was a pretty easygoing demented guy, and was able to keep a general schedule and do house chores for a majority of the…

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guess where i’m typing from?

Testing, one, two, three. Creating this post from the WordPress iPhone app. Not too exciting but it does remind me of the first time I talked on a cell phone. I was passenger in a car, late at night, hurtling down Gough Street in San Francisco. I called my friend Danny D and shrieked, not…

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chairs named sybil

My Darling Andrew put together this wonderful little film. I feel flattered to have been named-checked within it! He knows me so well. [direct link]

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um, thanks!

This craft store sent me one of their many, many emails today: Am I just Monday-touchy, or is there something a little weird about this? I mean, I appreciate a militant craft stance, but wishing my summer to be crafty above all else, including my personal safety, seems a bit much. Then, when I saved…

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an la evening part two

The first half of the evening was relatively civilized, what with picnic and wine and a beautiful and fancy Nigerian Afro Beat show. The second half of the evening, we “stopped by” the Redwood Bar and Grill in downtown LA. You know, just to check in, breeze by. But once I got a load of…

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an la evening part one

I went to LA last night with the Boyfriend and his two buddies. It was quite a full-spectrum night. Roy to the G to the Biv! First stop, we saw Seun Kuti & Egypt 80, part of the outdoor Grand Performance outdoor summer series. Seun is one of the sons of the mighty Fela Kuti,…

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nag app

The problem with having a nutrition tracker app is having to track nutrition. Alas, it must be done. The impulse control seems to be wanting to take the summer off. Lately I have found myself with delicious treats in my mouth — whoa, hey, how’d those get there? Fortunately my physical health is good and…

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thank you for the pardoning of our dust

If you happened to catch it, I posted yesterday about the fact I was mired in a big MySQL4-to-MySQL5 transition due to a WordPress upgrade, and that it was kind of a mess and to please excuse some blog downtime. So, that all got worked out and it was as annoying as I thought it…

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