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The tree in front of our house died a tragic death nearly two years ago. I was sad, nearly as much as when PennDOT and the Redd Up crew slaughtered the perfectly healthy trees in the alley behind my home. In the ensuing two years, Ledcat and I, along with several neighbors, have dutifully dialed […]
For the past six weeks, I have been coordinating our agency's holiday projects — Toys for Tots, adopt a family, the holiday party, etc. It has been exhausting and has consumed nearly every moment of my attention. I've stood in ankle deep snow for nearly an hour waiting while Marines load a giant box truck […]
Last night, Ledcat and I tottered off to the Brillo Box to see our friend and gal-pal Gabrielle Bonesso's Christmas Comedy Special. On a school night. In a room filled with smoke. And, in spite of Ms. Gab's promises, not a single cookie in sight. That's how much we love her. Almost the entire lineup of […]
i have hurt my back. it started throbbing last week. the two hour drive in the giant box truck to pick up toys didn't help, I'm sure. especially the part where i was scrunched up from stress trying to find the marine distribution center. then when i had to get all slidey with the boxes […]
I found this while cleaning out some boxes. Ok, while moving some boxes around the attic to make it look like I had cleaned them out. Maria convinced me to post it thinking you might get a kick out of it. That was senior year of college … November 1991. The inscription reads …”To a […]
Ellen was funny. Too bad we had to sit through 750 tribute and homage videos, not to mention a sound effects choir. B-O-R-I-N-G. I would rather listen to all the flaming fashion critics screech their way through the entire red carpet line, including the men, than sit through that again. Word of advice — let […]
Finally … I wake up to some good news. I don't hafta go anywhere b/c I brought my work home with me (I'm rapping my knuckles on my temple right now). I get to finish a grant proposal and a home study report in my pajamas. Woo hoo! I've been mesmerized by KDKA's coverage of […]
Sometimes, the best part of a mystery novel is a few pages after the crime is solved. Last weekend, I picked up Sara Paretsky's latest at the library. I was looking forward to visiting with my old friend V I Warshawski over the weekend while I recuperated from the vetiges of the flu. That it was […]
