Yesterday we went out for Small Business Saturday. We bought the last few things on our lists (except, it must be admitted, packing tape for mailing the boxes) at some of the downtown shops: Savoy Tea Company, The Mustache, Riffraff, […]
For the past decade or so I have made a virtual Advent calendar of music.Initially, it was a response to the many complaints about having to listen to Christmas music which I read in the blogging community where I hung […]
3:30 a.m. Horrible dog barks, whines, and scratches on door. I ignore it. I fall asleep, dream that my mother has recovered and is working on a new book. Dog whines and scratches on door some more, but I outlast […]
The horrible dog has been waking me up at 3:30 each morning. Then I try to sleep for an hour,and then it’s too late and I have to get up and try to function on way too little sleep. I […]
The week got away from me a bit. Excessive meetings meant too little exercise and writing didn’t all get done. How can I make sure that the coming week is better organized?
#2 son’s sweater is finished, so now I can just fret over its fit. The neckline in particular worries me, because last year he said it was perfect, and this year’s is not the same as last year’s Be that […]
We met with a new guy taking over for one of our oldest clients. Speaking almost entirely in metaphors for two hours, he told us that he plans on a meteoric rise for the company and asked whether we were […]
Today I had lunch with Mr. Happiness. We caught up on all the good industry gossip. When I arrived, he had a black folder on the table, so I assumed there was a subtext, but apparently not. We just had […]