We returned today from visiting Dorothy’s parents in the frozen wasteland of western New York. Actually, it was not all that frozen, though there was a lot of snow, and it may have been even warmer up there today than it is down here in southern Connecticut. The drive was mind-numbingly long, with [...]
Archive for December, 2008
Home Again
Posted in Books on December 27, 2008 | 2 Comments »
More Gratuitous Dog in the Snow Pictures
Posted in dogs on December 21, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Happy Solstice
Posted in Uncategorized on December 20, 2008 | 6 Comments »
Because all dogs are pagans, Muttboy would like to wish everyone a Happy Solstice, one day early.
The Jerk Store Never Runs Out
Posted in writing on December 17, 2008 | 9 Comments »
The Jerk Store Never Runs Out: A Christmas Play in One Act
The Setting: Early afternoon. The local Post Office.
The Players: YUPPIE WOMAN. POSTAL CLERK DUDE. HOBGOBLIN. Assorted postal customers.
The line is shorter than it was yesterday, when Hobgoblin had to mail a Christmas package to his mother in [...]
Finished
Posted in teaching on December 15, 2008 | 3 Comments »
My grading, that is. I had a huge load of papers, as I usually do, made even bigger by the take-home final exams from my American lit classes. I started the grading process last week, I think, but when I really try to think about last week and the grading I did, I [...]
Laneo
Posted in Uncategorized on December 12, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Sportsman of the Year
Posted in cycling on December 3, 2008 | 4 Comments »
Tonight my cycling club had its annual end of the year/beginning of the new season meeting, where we recap the past year and talk about plans for the new year. The team manager, who is also the bike shop owner, always has a Powerpoint slideshow with highlights from the past season, such as our Ironmom’s [...]
Sick
Posted in Uncategorized on December 1, 2008 | 6 Comments »
For the past several days, I’ve felt very tired and achy, with chills hitting me every hour or so. Then I had a fever that spiked somewhere around 101 degrees. My knees hurt. My back hurts. My head really hurts. I went to the doctor today and she diagnosed me with Lyme disease. It’s not [...]
