After the respiratory nightmare that was Las Vegas I was eager for my Fall business trip so I could have some fun without ending up on an inhaler. I was up to go to either Denver or Atlanta. I was…
Archives for 2014
My favorite healthy dessert
WM came up with this a few weeks ago, and it’s quickly become my go-to for noshing on in front of the TV. One apple, cut up into chunks 1/3 cup KIND Maple Quinoa Clusters with Chia Seeds Tablespoon of…
No book review
Normally I have a book review on Tuesdays, but with only 50 pages left of A Discovery of Witches I found this on my Nook reader: Bah. Because of my -ahem- rereading of certain parts of Outlander, I lost track…
Thank you, Virginia Tourism Corporation! (and a Max update)
If you recall, Mom and I went to Virginia Beach for vacation last year and this year. Thanks to a helpful birdie at Wired Stone Designs my blog post caught the attention of Val at Virginia.org. She kindly sent Mom…
Friday 5: Wrap It or Cap It
Happy Friday! Tonight I’m off to see Gone Girl with some lovely ladies. Tomorrow Max has a(nother) vet appointment at noon. He’s on new food now. Fingers and paws crossed for nice drop in blood glucose. Otherwise I don’t know…
All Fall Down review and a Max update
All Fall Down by Jennifer Weiner My rating: 2 of 5 stars This review contains SPOILERS! Allison Weiss begins abusing pain pills because she has to take care of her kid, deal with her father who has Alzheimer’s (but not…
Blockhead forever
I’m away for work – won’t be back until Saturday night – but I saw this and it made me smile. Loading View on Instagram And sure, these stars are purchased. But I don’t care. It’s a good picture.
Working at the Philadelphia Zoo
TNP took us all to the Philadelphia Zoo for a team-building exercise. After a big ol’ picnic/buffet lunch (hot dogs, hamburgers, barbeque chicken) in the Peacock Pavilion we divided up into four teams and went on a scavenger hunt. All…
Outlander review
Outlander by Diana Gabaldon My rating: 4 of 5 stars HUGE CAVEAT! I haaaaaaaaaaate reading about torture. Nope not a fan. I didn’t think this book would have it. And while I gritted my teeth and muscled through the telling…
October webkeeping
Cleaned up the site a bit today, and I want to start sharing where I get things from. Because it’s the right thing to do. I added a new header for October! The top border came from a vintage label…
CNN: The Canine News Network
Someone’s feeling better! Even though his blood sugar rate was still in the 500s on Saturday and his insulin dosage has been upped to 5 units twice a day, Max perseveres. Yes, I downloaded iMovie onto my phone. No, this…
Traveling Mercies: Some Thoughts on Faith review
Traveling Mercies: Some Thoughts on Faith by Anne Lamott My rating: 5 of 5 stars Hi, I’m Kim. I’m a woman, early 40s, spiritual but churchless, and a somewhat-intelligent Christian with a soft spot for crystals and “woo.” My cat…