Lazy me

Since I've been going nuts lately doing the work of at least 3 people, 13-hour days, etc, I haven't had any time to post. So I'm going to be lazy and copy in the email I just sent to my sister, who lives near Hamburg: Oooh! We got our package today!!!  We hurried up and…

QotD: Step into My Closet

How many pair of shoes do you have? Out of those pairs, how many do you wear more than a few times a year?Submitted by fightinggale. Without going to check, I'm going to say about a dozen total: Teva sport sandals, running shoes (my most recent shoe purchase, last spring), trail shoes (about 15 years…

Help Kim with her project

Hi, neighbors! I recently randomly ran across Kim's Blog… Kim is a high school senior who as part of her lit class is required to post essays about works they've read in class. She must receive comments on her essays in order to get a good grade on the project. I think it sounds fun,…

The sounds of Spring…

Mmmm…. last night was the first night of the season that we were able to sleep with the window open, which is one of my favorite things in the world. Our bedroom window faces on the creek, so we get all the creek noises: this time of year that's spring peepers and tree frogs, and last…

How ’bout that?

There was a check for $10 in my mail yesterday, from the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority! That almost (but not really) makes up for their denying our WBE (Women Business Enterprise) certification last year. Who needs it anyway? We've already produced precast stairs for at least a dozen projects for them without having their piece…

2008 Primary training

Tonight I went to one of the training sessions for Beaver County election officials, of which I am one. Next Tuesday is going to be a big day! As you may have heard, Pennsylvania has found itself to be in the position to make a difference for a change, despite the late date of our primary.…

One of the two certainties…

Well, Boo for having to fork over more money to Uncle Sam, only to have it frittered away in the desert… but on the other hand, I sort of like sitting down at the end of the year (yes, I know it's April…) and seeing where the money went.   2007 Expenses Not so happy…

Vista DreamScenes

DreamScene Here's a piece of my new desktop background, courtesy of Vista DreamScenes. Of course, you can't get the full effect, because I've only "snipped" it (have I mentioned how much I love the Snipping Tool in Vista?) – but it's a constantly flowing stream right on my desktop! How fun! It doesn't seem to…