About a year or so ago, Art Trading Cards (2″x3.5″ pieces of artwork mounted on cardstock or stiffened in some way) were all the rage. I had half a thought to partipate in some of the swaps, but (like many things in my life) I never got around to it. I found these in one…
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Chilly
Ever have one of those days in which you’re cold, from the inside out? No amount of hot liquid, applied internally or externally, will change things, nor will socks, slippers, heating pads, sweaters or any other items of apparel. Yes, when you’re this cold, heating pads are an item of apparel. I feel like my…
Sleep surfing
John and I have a saying, “Friends don’t let friends drog blunk.” I’m currently neither drunk nor blunk, although either sounds better than insomniac right about now. So I’ve tried the usual remedies (friendly, familiar book, hot bath, etc.) and am no sleepier than I was two hours ago, although I am decidedly more tired….
Geriatric technology with rheumatoid arthritis
Aka my computer system. I am running (wait for it) a Pentium 266 with 64MB of RAM, Windows 98SE, a CD burner that the system can’t really handle, a floppy drive that doesn’t work, a DSL modem that works faster than my computer and USB ports that don’t work at all. Then there’s the dead…
Polestar Addict
A couple of years ago, Mom received two dayplanners for Christmas. Not wanting to return them, she kept one and passed the other along to me. It was a Polestar Business Calendar, but a business calendar with real panache (Canadian, too!). I’m not one for dayplanners that have your entire life mapped out for you…
Raising the Bar Strength & Conditioning 