weapons of massdistraction

It’s been a very long week. Thankfully it will be followed by a long weekend. The good word just came down from management…that the office will be officially shutting down at 3pm today. Then we’re off until Tuesday morning. Good thing too. I could really use a break. And I’m going to need a [...]

Consuming baby carrots frequently causes me to suffer nasty hiccup attacks. Am I the only one? Is that Vitamin A goodness really worth this? The worst incident I can recall happened during my first visit to Chicago. I was afflicted for something like twelve or fourteen hours. The attack didn’t entirely ruin the trip, [...]

Spent much of the weekend apart from my cranky computer. We were outside a fair bit, enjoying the weather…but I was also deeply engrossed in the Harry Potter books. Can’t believe I hadn’t read them until now. I was loaned the first one last week and read it in a day (squeezed it in [...]

It’s the little things, really. Sometimes they take you by surprise. And can help lift you out of a foul mood. Instead of kicking me when I’m down, my bank did something shockingly fair. The other day I decided I simply must have that camera I’ve been drooling over. But I’m no Ms. Moneybags…so [...]

When my darling son gets upset and the whining kicks into high gear, I try to see things from his point of view…if not remembering, then empathizing with how frustrating it must be to be nearly three. Sure, his communication skills are improving. His understanding seems to be growing, and others are able to [...]