What’s the Mission?
I did not shop today. Well, I did have my husband stop for some milk; I figure that doesn’t count. Will I be shopping tomorrow? Nope. Not unless it’s for a necessity. Cyber Monday? No again. Am I totally un-American? Do I want the economy to fall even further down the hole? No. What I’m [...]
It’s Thanksgiving in the U.S., a day of peace and celebration. This year, the peace has been marred. I’m still appalled by the terrorist attack that took place in Mumbai, India yesterday. As I write this, the death toll is at 100, with hundreds more injured and some people possibly still in a hostage situation [...]
Yes, I’m resorting to links. It’s also called “putting these into a blog post so I can finally close the tabs in Firefox.” If you’re interested in bicycle commuting, here are my latest finds. The Well Runs Dry has several good posts on bicycle commuting: The author first chronicles his journey in How I Became [...]
I have to admit now that I will not be a NaNoWriMo winner this year. Again. I hate admitting that, both because I really did want to do it, and because I was quite vocal about NaNoWriMo on Twitter. Actually, I admitted to myself a couple of weeks ago that it just wasn’t happening. It’s [...]
Could these questions and answers be put on standardized tests, or drivers license tests, or something, so that everyone will know the correct answers? 1. When shopping in a crowded grocery store on the Sunday before Thanksgiving, you should: a. move at twice the speed of everyone else b. plow through intersections without so much [...]
My husband shrank my wool sweater! The one from Goodwill, that was a primary piece of my cycling wardrobe! All he has to say is “Well, I washed it on cold and laid it out to dry!” All I can say is that it’s still shrunken. I really should just get some decent wool or [...]
I’m sitting in a coffee shop with friends, working on an article about Christmas Carol CD’s (I’ll link you up when it appears). I just had to take a little blogging break, though, to capture a bit of the atmosphere here. We’re at Sacred Grounds Coffee Shop, which is actually part of the Quality Inn [...]
I’ve been commuting strictly by bus for the past several days. Why? Because after I changed the rear tube last week, apparently I didn’t tighten the bolts correctly or something (or, possibly it’s not my fault at all) and the wheel slipped out of alignment mid-commute, stranding me at NE 113th and Glisan. It’s wonderful [...]
