By Leucantha’s request – an ode to the neti pot.   Ode to Neti   My suffering acute, my concrete nose And drip, post-nasal, keeps me from my rest. My babe-filled womb expanding…

Thank you for calling the Brazilian embassy.  For 2008, the cost of a tourist visa is $100.  The cost of a student visa is $150.  The cost of a . . . <extended…

So you send in your application to get a visa for the country to which you intend to travel SEVERAL months in advance of your departure date.  You go over all components thoroughly…

Also?  I’m making two this year.   1 – Remember to take cloth bags to grocery to minimize amount of plastic bags that end up exploding out of our recycle drawer and all…

Let me explain where I’ve been the last week:   Excuse, excuse, blah, work, excuse, excuse, getting Patrick ready to leave for Brazil, excuse, some more work, blah.   It’s a good thing…