Oct 05
I’m a proud southpaw. Julian looked over at my work computer setup the other day and asked, “How come your mouse is on the right side?” I replied, “So I can write while I’m manipulating the mouse.” Actually, the real reason is so I can pet whoever is on my lap with my left hand.
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Aug 14
I was talking to an acquaintance of mine after church about the drawbacks of working from home. She said, “I’ve forgotten what people look like below their shoulders.” Given the “COVID 19” weight gain some folks have experienced, that may be a good thing.
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Jul 17
Seen in this New York Times article on post-pandemic awkward encounters: “My eyebrows always go up when I’m lying to be polite, which is how you can tell I don’t use Botox.” – Rosie Perez
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May 01
Julian and I both have Apple Watches. He uses his more for the Apple Pay app – “Watches are so 20th century.” I use mine for activity monitoring, hence the name Nag-O-Matic. At 50 minutes of each hour, I get the message, “Time to stand.” If I’m in the office, I walk around for a …
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Apr 10
In the six years since we bought Casa Sammamish, we’ve replaced the microwave/ventilation fan, range, refrigerator, rice cooker, espresso machine, sink, garbage disposal, gas grill, and coffee grinder. This means our dishwasher has a large target on it.
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Dec 31
New York has the ball at Times Square. Key West has the giant high heel shoe containing a drag performer. Given the year we’ve had, I propose that we drop a giant model of a coronavirus. To be more physiologically and aspirationally correct, the spike proteins should have antibodies stuck to them. As midnight approaches, …
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Dec 12
Julian made a pot of borscht last night. He used a recipe out of Anya Von Bremzen’s Please to the Table. Borscht takes as many forms as there are Eastern European grandmas. There are light, summery borschts and heavy, wintery ones. This version was a hybrid. The broth wasn’t thick, but there were plenty of …
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Dec 09
The Texas Attorney General is suing the states of Michigan, Georgia, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin in an attempt to overturn their election results. Republican attorneys general from 17 other states have filed an amicus brief. Maybe Democratic attorneys general should sue Texas for some of the politicians it’s sent to Washington over the years.
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Oct 18
I know, I should be thankful to have a job where I can work from home. However, seven months of working from home with no end in sight can get anyone squirrelly. You know you’ve been working from home for too long when: Business casual attire is clean pajamas or sweats. Casual Friday attire is …
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Oct 04
What’s up with all of the beards I’ve seen during the pandemic? Have razors become the latest shortage? Politicians like Ted Cruz and Rand Paul, although Paul subsequently got rid of his. (One unruly mop of hair on his head was probably enough.) Football players. Apple Store employees. The preponderance of facial hair can make …
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