• Mrs. Baggins and the Pregnancy Hunger Monster

    “A normal hobbit day might include breakfast, second breakfast, elevensies, lunch, tea, dinner and supper.” – wisegeek.com, lifted from J.R.R. Tolkien’s fantasy books   Just call me Bilbo.  I was trapped in a…

  • That Could Be Messy

    For various boring reasons, I got a ride to work today from my boss.  His Honda Ridgeline has seat warmers in it.  I don’t know, something about the sensation of spreading warmth on…

  • Wingardium Lysteriosa

    Last Friday lunchtime, I attended a banquet/ribbon-cutting type deal for the opening of a new manufacturing facility that makes tanks.  There was a tank parked in the room, next to the stage.  Cool. …

  • Mysteries for the Ages

     The cat will snub any bowl of water you set in front of her.  Different shapes, sizes, materials, different locations for said bowl – no matter, she will not drink out of it.…

  • Mama be ill

    Saturday night, after performing with the band (a very squeaky, squawky, out of tune performance from my cough-roughened throat, I might add, and wouldn’t you know that’s the night that all the people I…