Two years ago, Coworker D bought me a Mickey Mouse Chia pet for Christmas. I tried twice to get it to grow and failed. And then work got REALLY busy (the Big!Work!Project! that I will never stop mentioning!) and I…
Archives for June 2018
Philadelphia, June 2018
Hello, pretty city!
Sniffly Monday
I had a draft for Friday 5, but I fell asleep. Such are the breaks. I was off on Friday. Unfortunately the temp topped out at 70 and the sun was barely out so to the shore I did not…
Happy Ollie
Despite being plagued by allergies, a sore neck, Murphy, ear infections, and a bout of digestive issues*, Ollie is still a happy, drooly goofball. *caused by me trying to switch his food. I went so, so, so very slowly and…
The AARP strikes again.
Eleven years ago when I was still in my 30s, I received an AARP card in the mail . Thursday I received a “thank you for joining” email to the account I use for retail receipts. And then yesterday, this……
Friday 5: Opposite Day
What? My site was down you say? No, it wasn’t! It was a great week, highlighted by going to the daytime Phillies game on Thursday with my brother John, who never reads my blog. And today I spent as much…
Ollie and Murphy: Brothers and very best friends
Previously, the dog-cat version.
Show us your books: June 2018
If you’re a library patron, then you are surely familiar with the panic that occurs when you have physical books checked out, purchased ebooks waiting to be read, and THEN your holds that have been languishing for MONTHS start becoming…
Currently, rainy edition
Listening to the continuing rain. It started Saturday afternoon, but I did manage to get some time in at my personal “swim club.” The handiwork at the top right is WM’s effort to keep Murphy and Jack (the boxer living…
Summer Friday 5: With a Capital T
and that rhymes with P and that stands for pool! Happy Friday. ‘Tis my first Summer Friday of the season and while I should be at the beach today, I’m home with a dog who knocked the birdseed out of…
Happy 11th Birthday, Ollie!
Somewhere along the way I blinked and this little baguette turned 11 and has become quite an old man. Every night at 8pm we snuggle on the sofa. He has a spot on the sofa that WM calls his “dock”…
Currently: Arborist edition
Traveling: with more ease internationally because I’ve been approved for a Global Entry card! WM and I had our interviews at Philadelphia International Airport yesterday. My “interview” was 6 minutes long, about as long as it took to confirm my…