It’s hard to believe it’s been 16 years … so many images of that late afternoon are still so vivid. Mid-October, and it was still bloody hot in San Jose. Doesn’t start really cooling down until November. Joe and I,
Don’t Reward the Predators
I’m sending the following letter to my Senators and Congressman this week. I wanted to share it with all of you as well, because I think the subject is profoundly important. I am writing to encourage you to vote against
Another Report from the Trenches
What a weekend. As I was contemplating this journal entry, I realized that much of the experiences I’ve had this weekend, which seem quite different but actually can be tied together by one theme: I hate selling. But I have
The words are dark, but the heart is lighter
My dreams have been getting kind of weird lately. I finally decided to capture a couple of them and some of the feelings they’ve evoked in a poem, which I posted up on Poetry.com. If you’d like to read it,
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No work for Intel today, so instead I am doing a lot of work at home — among other things, getting caught up with all the housework and chores that have gone undone for two weekends before this. (Maybe longer
Aaaaaiiiiggggh!! Leave me alone already …
The last day of the most significant deadline in my layout work, and everyone is practically sitting on top of me in the office. How can I get anything finished when everybody is coming in here every few minutes asking
Getting back into the routines
After all the upheaval of the last month or so, it’s a little comforting to get back into routines. I’m trying to use my planner book more carefully — there is so much to do, that it’s essential! I don’t
Recommitting, despite weariness
So much has been happening: so much work, my grandmother’s death and her funeral, a quick trip north for a cat show, and then getting sick. Will there be any time soon when I can rest? I know that I
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Sooner or later, stupidity catches up to you. It did to me last night. It looks like I may have to seriously consider declaring bankruptcy to get rid of the credit card debt load I created for myself. Even with
A Few More Whines for the Cellar
This is getting to be too much fun. The only person who shows any interest in buying my cats wants one cheap and wants it declawed Maxis has finally added pets to The Sims, but you gotta buy an add