Is there anything more stressfully boring and boringly stressful than an ER? Is there anyplace less private? No. At least not in any ER that I've frequented. I went to work yesterday despite the fact that Joe wasn't feeling well. He allowed as how he was short of breath and had a dull, tight pain in the middle of his chest. He called in sick (his third day at his new job) and decided to... Read more →
Today was public transportation day. Joe had to be at work (YES! WORK! More on that later.) at the ass crack of dawn (5:30 am, to be precise) and he worked until the last light of day (okay, not quite -- 6:00 pm). So, I had to rely on my legs, the subway, and the bus to: get to work -- short walk, express bus, subway, company shuttle get to the dentist -- longer walk,... Read more →
John Kelly is a great journalist who writes a column on DC for the Washington Post. He also plays drums for a local band, the Stepping Stones. Joe saw this tweet from John the other day: The Stepping Stones are a Monkees tribute band. Well, of course we were interested, for several reasons: We love local bands. We love the Monkees. (Yeah, I said it.) We've met John Kelly, because his wife, the lovely and... Read more →
In my recent wanderings through the world of Zentangle®, I ran across a blog titled I Am The Diva. The Diva runs a weekly challenge in which folks create a Zentangle® that incorporates a specific tangle. This week, the Diva chose a tangle called Henna Drum, which looks kinda like a flowery vine. So I thought I'd participate this week. Here's my shot at a Zentangle® featuring Henna Drum. It's not nearly as fancy as... Read more →
Joe and I had quite an active weekend -- well, if you can call going to a movie and driving through a huge garden active. We went to the movies on Saturday, a rainy, damp, gray day -- perfect for a movie, actually. We saw The Wolverine. I liked it! I may not know all the lore behind the X-Men, but I did quite enjoy watching a moody, shirtless Hugh Jackman for a couple of... Read more →