NaBloPoMo has prompted me to finally get this blog look upgraded. NaBloPoMo is National Blog Posting Month — participants promise to write one blog post a day for the whole month of November. I thought I would try it out,
Blog Work
Blogger is making me upgrade to their new format, so things will be more chaotic than usual on this site. Stay tuned.
Quote – Vacation Day 11
“All work and no play makes you very dull, dear Scorpio. It’s time for a rest. No matter how busy you are, you owe it to yourself to take a break. Your body will thank you, and your mind will
Failure
The last two days, I’ve had to fight an overwhelming sense of failure. The critic part of my brain is telling me “You are doing NOTHING with your vacation. You will have to return to work soon. It will be
One More Blather…
Yes, I should be unhooking computer equipment and going to bed, but the 12 year old that doesn’t want to go to bed part of me is in charge. At school, I have a profile, and can place a picture
Random Bullets of Accomplishment & Weather – Vacation Day 3
What I did today, after the panic attack went away (and all money cleared the bank): Swifferred and mopped the kitchen floor. Completed two loads of laundry. Finished weather observation experiment: how much rain did we get in 12 hours
What To Do on Vacation – Simpsonize!
On the first day of vacation (at home), I decided to Simpsonize the family. The girls and I went to “The Simpsons Movie”, which was a scream, literally. I laughed so hard and so loud that I came home with
Other Voices Chime in About the Bridge
Read this column by Nick Coleman (no relation to Senator “Which Way Is The Wind Blowing?” Coleman) in the Minneapolis Star-Tribune:http://www.startribune.com/357/story/1339911.html Rachel Maddow’s first hour was about the bridge, infrastructure, etc. Some stuff in the second hour, a good show
Bye, Tom
Another of my idols from my youth/young adulthood died today. I adored Tom Snyder. I would sneak out of bed to watch The Tomorrow Show — which was pretty easy to do because the TV was in the basement. And
Excuses, Excuses
Found this at my favorite paper and stamp haunt in North Minneapolis: Too bad I can’t get away with it at work. I’d like to stamp it on every email I get asking “where is the ***fill in the blank***.