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…
Previous letter is here. If I keep sending these, they're eventually going to write me off as a crackpot. But it's not my fault that they suck! Details changed to…
By all outward indicators, today should have sucked. Last night, Kristian and I were out late at an all you can eat/all you can drink beer and BBQ event. This…
My day began today with (yet another) person sending me an email addressed, "Dear Ruth..." Why must people call me Ruth? Why? Oh, I know why, it's because people don't fucking…
Upon hearing that yet another friend was pregnant.... Me: Yay! I'll babysit! Friend: Free of charge? Me: Sure, just make sure there's plenty of ice cream in the freezer. What…
For privacy's sake, I will neither confirm nor deny knowing the writer of this blog. All I will tell you is that it's very well written, quite entertaining and will…
I chose to read Uncle Tom's Cabin because Kristian and I visited the house that it was partially modeled on when we were in town for Jen(nie)'s wedding a couple…