Today was my nephew’s birthday party. It was Daniel Tiger themed, and if you are a person of a certain age and aren’t exposed to Daniel Tiger, it’s adorable. It’s animated, but it’s a Mr. Rogers Neighborhood of Make Believe,…
Throwback Thursday: Late-90s bridesmaid
Ladies and gentlemen, THIS is 1997. I was a bridesmaid in a Valentine’s-weekend wedding. I had a red velvet dress and a Kelly Taylor inspired updo. I was about 6 weeks away from my own (first) wedding, so suffice it…
Evolution of feeding dogs.
2006: Yeah, I just dump out a bunch of cat food in this dish, and Max eats alongside them. It works out well for everyone. (time passes, acquires a puppy) You dogs will eat the dry food we buy you….
Catherine the Great: Portrait of a Woman book review
Catherine the Great: Portrait of a Woman by Robert K. Massie My rating: 4 of 5 stars What I knew about Catherine going into this book: She was a man-hungry woman who died while having sex with a horse. This…
Currently (suspicious Sunday edition)
Has anyone noticed that reCAPTCHA now shows home address numbers? It used to be squiggly passages from books and that was the original goal — to digitize books. Now Google is getting us to help with Street View and it’s…
Friday 5: How Do You Do That?
Look at me getting back in the blog swing of things! Sentences like this usually portend my dropping off the face of the earth for weeks again, but we’ll see. Currently I’m flopped on the sofa recovering from a very…