How rare is snow here? I'd never seen this glyph on the weather widget, let's put it that way. … [Read more...] about snowmg!
Life
A letter to the personal care industry
Could you try to sell us products that don't infantilize us and give us cancer? nolove, Women … [Read more...] about A letter to the personal care industry
Ikea hack: keyboard drawer for Mikael desk
Ever wanted a keyboard drawer for your Mikael desk? If you happen to have an old set of Magiker bridge shelves lying around, you're golden. While I was documenting the hack, I decided to photograph the rest of my study. If you like to ogle other people's bookshelves, or you just … [Read more...] about Ikea hack: keyboard drawer for Mikael desk
Hastings vs. Barnes & Noble vs. Amazon: the problem with buying books locally
Steven Brust's Iorich comes out today. I would like to buy a copy. I've long been in the habit of tracking forthcoming books with a (private) Amazon wish list, then lumping together the ones that come out around the same time into one purchase, thus scoring big discounts and free … [Read more...] about Hastings vs. Barnes & Noble vs. Amazon: the problem with buying books locally
a writer’s married life (an occasional series)
ME, registering my new toll tag via iPhone while he drives: What's your license plate number? HIM: I don't know. I'll add it later. ME, having lost signal: OK. I'll let you set up the autopay thing too, then. I'm going back to my story now. [stares out the window] HIM: I have to … [Read more...] about a writer’s married life (an occasional series)
Howdy, stranger.
I know, it's been ages! How are you? You look thinner. Have you done something different with your hair? Me? Well, I was sick for a while there. No, not hamthrax. Not even a virus, really; turns out the stuff I was on for back pain had some unlisted side effects. I'm better now. … [Read more...] about Howdy, stranger.
Ice cream
I've been making a lot of ice cream lately. Thanks to my friend Shaima, I've become a fan of David Lebovitz's blog, and when the weather turned hot I finally broke down and bought his ice cream cookbook. Holy crap, y'all. This man knows how to make ice cream. So far we've made … [Read more...] about Ice cream
Five years later…
… he's not sick of me yet. I think I'll keep him. … [Read more...] about Five years later…
If only every day could be like today…
Woke up with half a story in my head, and snoozed a bit until I'd mentally finished it. Got up, wrote about 2K — not done, but enough to leave it alone for a while. Went to the library. Did a little web work. Went for a run. Read a little while cooling down, then went to … [Read more...] about If only every day could be like today…
“It’s fixed.”
This has happened a lot lately. One of my users reports a problem. Some time later, I get an email from the IT staff saying "It's fixed!" Except the person who originally had the problem still can't do whatever it was they were trying to do. Look, tech support workers of the … [Read more...] about “It’s fixed.”
