Brain Dump

Happy Memorial Day. Lunch with my old coworker went well. He thanked me for reaching out and lamented that he and his wife are both nerdy in...

Tommy wrote... Your Mother-in-Law, from your description, was a Free Spirit and was directed by her own feelings and desires. Hopefully, her...

My mother-in-law's celebration-of-life is in a couple of weeks.  My husband and his brother are busy planning. There are a surprising am...

My actual birthday was uneventful. The weather was pleaseant.  My husband was away in Alaska for work.  This was his last work trip before r...

I was wondering about the long silence. ...Roderick I am flattered that you were curious. Honestly most days have been routine-- work, maybe...

My birthday is Wednesday. Sunday we hosted my birthday BBQ. It was good to have people over. The cake was delicious.  My brother-in-law shar...

The weather has been perfect lately. Pleasant during the day. Cool sleeping weather at night. Wonderful sunsets for just to enjoy should we ...

An old friend is staying at our place for a few days. He was one of my first roommates in University.  It's good to catch up with him. W...

Gorgeous day today. I walked the dogs with my brother-in-law, went for a bike ride and read for a while.  My husband is flying off to Alaska...

The weather has become pleasant in Seattle. The soil is now warm enough to plant the dahlia tubers that we acquired a few weeks ago.  On soc...

I think (I hope) our friend's trouble is limited to the state level.  My husband has gone down a social media rabbit hole. The video of ...

A friend of ours has got himself into much trouble. The police sting was posted on social media. He was named and shamed. If the case is as ...

Social weekend. My husband remarked that we had too much scheduled and not enough downtime.  It was warm and sunny over the weekend and our ...

Why stay? In June, I will receive a healthy amount of deferred compensation. So I will stick to my plan of leaving by end of June. The weath...

The week has become more chaotic. I told an associate "I'm past concern. This is all hilarious." The story so far... in March ...