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Stress, Missing Time, and Spam — A Personal Trifecta

The past three weeks have been one big blur. I find that stress for me almost immediately translates into a need for comfort food and sleep. While my insomnia is still a problem, about every three days or so I sleep nearly the clock round. On the other hand, work doesn’t go away just because […]

Evidently for Windmills — size matters…

I’ve been keeping my eye out for articles about windmills and Low-Tech Magazine had a great article, “Small Windmills Put To The Test”, with links to information that I haven’t found in other places — such as how many of these small windmills would you need to power your house. Granted I’ve seen articles with […]

Review: War, Inc.

War, Inc. Drected by Joshua Seftel. Actors: John Cusack, Hilary Duff, Marisa Tomei, Joan Cusack, Dan Aykroyd, and others. DVD Release Date: October 14, 2008. It’s hard to know what to say about this film. War, Inc. is definitely anti-war and is listed as such on Amazon. But it’s much more than that, which is […]

The World According to Spam…

I’ve been going through my spam again and I started to wonder about the world as spam sees it: No one will respect me if I don’t have the perfect watch to match my ensemble. Heck, I don’t even match my ensemble — well, maybe I do … everything works with jeans. Besides I don’t […]

Ideas to use your freezer to conserve food…

If you’re a bit like me, the vegetable bins in the fridge have been renamed the ‘rotter drawers’.  Can’t really deny it.  Things that go in those drawers are out of sight and out of mind.  I’ve pretty much solved that problem by putting only things that keep well in the drawers — like cheese […]

Just one of those days…

Today was a work day — of sorts. I entered books into the database and tried to catch up on email. Drooled over the new Kindle DX and its special features — sigh. Then it was housework, clearing up, doing the wash, pulling old books off the reviewer lists, and finally getting a chance to […]

Darn…I’m getting a cold

I hate this — I’ve things to do and all that jazz and I think I’m coming down with a cold. Sore throat and a headache that won’t quit today. I read the same page at least 8 times and the only reason I caught myself was I kept starting to write a note and […]

Maryland Sheep & Wool…still good even in the rain

It was a whirlwind weekend but on Sunday, Hyperion and I drove out to Howard County Fairgrounds in West Friendship, MD to the Maryland Sheep and Wool Festival. It’s always held on the first weekend in May. We’ve been going for years now. I love it and save my pennies up for a big splurge […]