Category Archives: Random Musings

I swear I replaced that valve just last year. Why is the kids’ bathroom faucet leaking again? It’s not a complex mechanism. The valve is about all there is that can go wrong. It shouldn’t have worn out so soon. … Continue reading →

It’s a good thing I’m not an astronomer. I don’t do well with nights and events that happen in very small windows of time. I’d love to get a glimpse of Pan-STARRS while it’s on its way through. But will … Continue reading →

I’m currently reading “Undaunted Courage”, by Stephen Ambrose. I’m only about 80 pages in so far, but it’s an interesting look into a period of history that typically gets glossed over, if not misreported. For example, the history books often … Continue reading →

I remember how people would go to bookstores for the midnight releases of the last several Harry Potter books. I used to think they were a bit nuts. I can’t say “completely nuts” because I used to go to opening … Continue reading →

It seems you are too busy leaving as many comments as you can to actually check back and see if your comments are getting posted. I can assure you they are not. I do not use any anti-spam service where … Continue reading →

I’m sure I mentioned either here or on Facebook that I was participating in A Month of Letters last month. The idea was to send a letter on each day of February that the mail service was running (ie. 23 … Continue reading →

This weekend has shown some serious signs of being spring at last. At least is sure feels like “at last.” Saturday was up into the 50’s, and sunny. Today it was cloudy and rainy–but still warm, and “spring-y feeling”. We’ve … Continue reading →

There are few things sadder than a normally happy, enthusiastic dog that looks totally devastated. That was our Sofie this week after we took her to the vet. She needed to get her teeth cleaned, and we knew that would … Continue reading →

I don’t watch the Super Bowl, and I don’t watch the Academy Awards. I admit it. And I probably wouldn’t even if they weren’t on Sunday, a declared No-TV Day in our house (not that that’s saying much, as we … Continue reading →