My grandfather died from ALS, or Lou Gehrig’s disease, in 1997. We didn’t know a lot about it then, and while its causes are still largely a mystery, research has brought us a long way in understanding what to do … Continue reading
I was just trying to reserve the username. I have no intention of cat-vacuuming. Yes, I now have a twitter account. I tell myself it will, if I use it at all, make posts like “QQ I got wet in … Continue reading
So, like I said, I wandered down to Whole Foods in search of lunch and guacamole. My adventure started off something like… 1) Go outside. 2) Make note of ominous-looking clouds in the direction of the store. 3) Keep walking. … Continue reading
We spent this past weekend up in the North Woods of Wisconsin, at Marty’s family cottage in Three Lakes. There was drinking and boating and games and oh my god so much good food. I’m desperately waiting for Shannon’s guacamole … Continue reading
Just a bit of housekeeping today. Updated a few links over there on the side that I kept reminding myself to put up, and promptly kept forgetting to do. I haven’t been up to anything terribly interesting. Garden’s still alive … Continue reading
About four years ago, a feral cat abandoned three of her kittens in our backyard. They weren’t even a week old. We brought them inside and bottle-fed them. Had to teach them to eat and bathe and all the things … Continue reading
I have a garden. On occasion, stuff grows in it. If you’d like to see what it looks like so far (or, as of a few days ago, anyway), the photostream is here. I’m hoping one of you green-thumbed people … Continue reading
It is very, very tempting to hop onto ye olde bandwagon and examine my writing process, as Lori and Deb are doing. I’m fascinated by both, partly because I can see similarities and differences between how they plan their writing … Continue reading
Once upon a time, there was a girl. This girl had a computer. It consisted of some new parts and some hand-me-down parts, and while it wasn’t cutting edge, it did its job well. When some of the parts migrated … Continue reading
