Shopaholic
OK. Don’t panic. Don’t panic It’s only a VISA bill. It’s a piece of paper; a few numbers. I mean, just how scary can a few numbers be? (Confessions of a Shopaholic, Sophie Kinsella) I’m throwing together this Monday post at the last minute, because I got absolutely no writing done yesterday. Because my Beloved […]
Curried Split Pea Soup
Now that we’re working Dave Ramsey’s system, I’m collecting beans-and-rice recipes. (Dave Ramsey fans will get that.) I’ve been working with dried beans, because they’re cheap and plentiful. And with a little planning, they’re pretty easy to make. Lentils and split peas are the easiest, of course, as they require no soaking. I complement the […]
Bits & Pieces 2012-07-26
Links and things that I’ve run across recently. Independence Day at the Point Catching up on some of my subscribed RSS feeds, I was enamored of a photo post by smilla4 on her Independence Day in Maine at Ardor Point— er, I mean Merepoint. Charity Versus Deeds of Lovingkindness Heard this phrase at a recent […]
Yelling with the Boss
The last clear memory I have of my school-year jobs was the VP yelling at my manager, red-faced, outside his office, right out in the middle of the hallway. The job, at this now-defunct manufacturer of centrifuges, for me started as a co-op job in college, while I was studying electrical engineering. They hired me […]
And a Stolen Laptop Later…
This story definitely goes into the “Sometimes God just takes care of you” category. Last Tuesday, I walked out of the Chelmsford Public Library, after working there on my computer that morning, to where my car was parked, and I saw this: And a jolt zapped through my gut. Who the hell did that to […]
How I Totaled My Favorite Car
On the morning of December 8, 2010, I passed two—not just one but two—accidents on the highway. Usually, there aren’t any. But that day, one of them closed down the entire highway. And I was one of the first batch of drivers to get caught in the resulting traffic jam, even before news of the […]
Bits & Pieces 2012-07-19
Links and things that I’ve run across recently. You MUST Have an Opinion I love Weird Al, but I’ll fight to the death your right not to care one way or the other! The Onion told a heartbreaking story a whole month ago about one peaceable gentleman who was intimidated by his so-called friends into […]
Accidents Will Happen: Picking Up and Moving On with Integrity
When I wrote this piece, I was not sure I was ready to talk about it. I had not even told the story to my Beloved yet. But, I thought, maybe writing about it would make it easier. That was over 5 months ago. Since then, I’ve told my Beloved part of the story, but […]