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It flummoxes some folks to learn that – as spa-di-da as I am with regular facials – I will go to the place in the mall to have my hair cut and colored. So here is the story: There is nothing to cutting my… Continue Reading “About the Hair”
Book 22 Sci Fi is not my favorite genre, and I really do not enjoy stories of dystopian societies. So I was not thrilled when Vonnegut’s book of short stories popped up as the pick in my book club. There were a lot of… Continue Reading “Welcome to the Monkey House, by Kurt Vonnegut”
Thursday afternoon, I parked my car and went in to Doggie Do Rite to renew my package for the dogs. I spoke briefly with Kelly, who said that Fiona plays with Gibbs and has made a couple of other friends. But she may not… Continue Reading “New Collars”
Book 21 The Awakening is one of those 19th century “women trapped by the conventions of society” novels. This one was banned immediately upon publication, which I funny because it seems to lack the requisite smut. Which tells me that the puritanical idiots that… Continue Reading “The Awakening, by Kate Chopin”
Wednesday night at Starbucks, I was sitting next to Christine – who can crochet anything. I asked a lady few chairs over about her yarn, but she didn’t hear me. Christine identified that brand and exact name. I thought that was cool, so I… Continue Reading “Blankets 18 – 24”
Book 20 Bruce Feiler has written several books about the Bible from a modern perspective and this is the first I have read. He thought it would be cool to visit the geographical places (that could be identified) in stories from the Old Testament.… Continue Reading “Walking the Bible, by Bruce Feiler”
While I was out of town, Fiona went to Doggie Do Rite with Gibbs two times. The report is that she doesn’t seem stressed out, and she isn’t causing trouble, but she isn’t really playing with the other dogs the way Gibbs does. She… Continue Reading “Fiona Update”
Back in Washington this week, but everything was goofy. United Airlines shifted stuff around at DCA, so I was all confused. I stayed at a different hotel, so I was more confused. L’Enfant Plaza Hotel is not fancy. I understand from my meeting planner… Continue Reading “Another Trip to DC”
The Next Dark Age 