So, I think, in the end, a long weekend was most of what I needed. Mostly. As you might have figured, the last few weeks have been pretty stressful. Too many reasons to list at this point, really, and honestly, I just want to get past them. I think I’m mostly done with them, now […]

Going on four days since the power went out. The power company information services still won’t commit to an estimated service restore date. Damn it all. I understand the concept of traige and such, and know that my neighborhood isn’t on the same piece of grid as anything important like a school, hospital, or major […]

I’ve seen several varieties of this sort of thing get passed around via email, but mercuryblue‘s recent essay at slacktiverse does a really good job of covering how political considerations are inextricably woven into every personal decision we make. Every choice we make (or don’t make) has an effect on the larger world, no matter […]

One day, I may decide to recount the whole story of these last two weeks, but it’s not going to happen right now, because I spent almost 14 hours at work today and I’m still not quite done with everything that needs attention. And, after my necessarily compressed workout, I wanted to spend a few […]

This week’s activities have been a bit of a departure from the norm for me. That’s often a mixed bag: I am, after all, a creature of habit, and disruptions of routine don’t always go well. At the same time, I enjoy novelty. This variation, so far, isn’t falling toward the positive side. So far, […]

I found a backup from two weeks ago (that I didn’t remember making, but must have done so) that worked a little better.  Looks like things are well and good up until July 27.  I’ll take that. Now I only have to pull maybe two dozen posts out of the mishmash of slightly corrupted SQL […]

Sad to say, despite some cool stuff this weekend, I’m having one of those down periods. We’ll just say that yesterday, for all kinds of reasons, just wasn’t optimal, and I was, frankly, relieved to go to bed and put it death, at least figuratively. That said, I still did some objectively cool and interesting […]

Had a doctor’s appointment today, and my blood pressure kicks ass. What a difference a year makes; comparing my numbers from last year to those from this morning, it’s a wonder I wasn’t half-dead…though i actually probably was. Lifestyle changes do make a difference at heading off a crappy hand at the genetic poker table. […]

For the first time in who knows how long, we had a bunch of friends over for for what you might call a party. An evening of food, beverages, and, as is often the case with this group of people, Rock Band. As I type this, things have wound down, the guests have left, and […]

Does this sound familiar to anyone? I think there are a lot of us that can relate at least a little bit to the first couple of paragraphs in this essay from slacktiverse; the experience of being bullied, the advice from authority figures that isn’t particularly helpful… And, of course, the fact that when we […]