Monthly Archives: July 2026

The other night I signed in to The New Yorker so that I could enter the weekly caption contest, only to find that I’d missed the deadline. Dang it. But of course there was a new cartoon waiting for a … Continue reading →

On Saturday I dusted and reorganized my bookshelves. This was necessary because 1. The books and shelves had gotten mighty dusty, 2. Livia had borrowed a bunch of books and then returned them after I’d filled in all the gaps … Continue reading →

My husband built a wishing well to conceal our house’s wellhead. The local robins thought it was swell. They kept attempting to build nests on the roof beams. My husband got so fed up with them that he tried putting … Continue reading →

I have watched so much TV lately. Too much. But, I’ve found some movies worth not only watching but rewatching, and that’s not a bad thing. One of those movies is Champagne Problems, available on Netflix. In this romance, workaholic … Continue reading →

At work, now that I’m no longer shackled to that unpleasant project, I feel a little less mopey. There’s nothing on my schedule, and I can work on whatever I please. Mostly I’ve been writing and editing documentation, a task … Continue reading →

I have forgotten so much about the years when my kids were small, and that makes me sad, but some things have stayed with me. I still can’t read the word “triangle” without hearing it in my head as “trigingle,” … Continue reading →

After 25+ years of living with a guy, you think you know him. Then one day, out of the blue, he does an amazing Cookie Monster impersonation. I mean spot-on and absolutely hysterical. And to think I never knew he … Continue reading →

I had said I would create a pseudonym for work, and I chose a beautiful one. But then I didn’t use it. I decided that I deserved credit for the new material, which I’d edited to meet my standards. As … Continue reading →

I mentioned an article about ticks recently. The article had an interesting (to me) line about how deer stay close to people’s houses during the day, then move in at night to munch on the hydrangeas. Ain’t that the truth. … Continue reading →

My hair had become so dry, brittle, and unruly that I bought a satin-lined cap to wear at night while sleeping. I’ve worn it every night for a couple of weeks now. It makes me feel silly, but it’s definitely … Continue reading →