Category Archives: General

My insane brother keeps his server and a bunch of other computer stuff in the basement, which seems a bit bleak to me, but oh well, Portland can be kind of bleak and rainy, anyway. He complained that his head … Continue reading →

Here I am in the land of gourmet food, and what do I have for dinner? A hot turkey sandwich. It was smothered in turkey gravy, and it was yummy. I had it at Joe’s Cellar, a longtime local institution. … Continue reading →

Life as a tour guide can be a bit tiring. We have been to a number of shopping malls and outlet centers. I think the employees at Coach stores are trained to be on the lookout for Japanese tourists. Each … Continue reading →

No knitting progress to report. Being a tour guide is tiring. It’s much better to lie prone on my mother’s bed and watch the humongous TV that sits two feet away! Yesterday morning I dragged insane brother out to the … Continue reading →

So I am here. The teeny airport in San Luis Obispo was totally funny. The guy who checked me in was the same guy who then manned the security counter (where they made me take off my shoes and then … Continue reading →

Well, I take off Tuesday evening for Portland! I just printed out the travel advisory sheet that says knitting needles ARE allowed in case I get hassled by some overzealous airport security person. I started doing a single crochet on … Continue reading →

I’m thinking maybe Dell isn’t so evil after all. As promised, the repair guy called this morning and came by to fix my dead power supply. When I first bought a PC, I was very torn up inside–my brother and … Continue reading →

NOT because of all the sugar from the Halloween candy (oh, speaking of Halloween candy, today the Hedster brought me some Halloween marshmallow Peeps [I’m a member of the fan club, you know], and she gave Peter an entire carton … Continue reading →

I love Halloween. LOVE it. I do, however, find it rather disturbing that stores already have Halloween stuff. I mean, it’s only September! But you can bet I was not complaining when hubby brought this home for me today: It … Continue reading →

Would you care to join the Mutual Bad Influence Society? Membership is open to all persuasions, as long as you are a bad influence. The other day I was telling a friend she was a bad influence because she reignited … Continue reading →