In which I am left to my own devices (with a quick update about why I can't go back to the US just yet). What would you do with 2-3 weeks all on your own?
We spent this past weekend visiting with some friends in Lausanne, Switzerland. We (finally) got our A/C (mostly) fixed, but the heat wave continues unabated. We sure were glad to…
Kristian and I went shopping the other day and the guy helping us out said, "Hey, your French is decent, are you Belgian?" First of all, this is empirically hilarious.…
We had our first French dentist appointments last week. It was incredibly efficient. I think all three of us were in and out in less than an hour. They took…
I won't bury the lede... the heatwave broke last night! I was suffering at home when, all of a sudden, I could hear the wind pick up outside. Kristian was…
Some of you might remember our neighbor Donald who likes to keep us all in line. Lately, Donald has taken to drawing on me like a cowboy whenever I leave…
Hi Everybody, I'm still alive. I'm just not posting because I've gotten all kinds of caught up in this newsletter projects for Cleo, the literary society that I became a…
Our kitten, Sophie, has taught herself how to play fetch. She only plays if you sit in just the right spot on our couch. And, sometimes she gets excited about…
Kristian and I climbed Mt. Monadnock today. I am now officially exhaustimicated. I thought that I was in pretty decent shape, but about halfway back down the mountain, my legs…
So, I went to the alumni meeting of Cleo, the literary society that I joined in college. Somehow I ended up being elected secretary. It's like people think that I…
I get a lot of computer questions. I work in IT for a living, it pretty much comes with the territory. I figured, why not let the intarwebnet benefit? I…
My friend Terry once joked that I change my hair color more often than he changes his underwear. It's funny in a gross sort of way (because, ewwww, do some…
They're "upgrading" the gas mains on our street. I'm not quite sure how you can upgrade gas mains. Unless, they've somehow discovered a way to make the gas in my…