Category Archives: daily updates

Things I did yesterday: Worked a full day Erged 14 km and completed this year’s Concept 2 Holiday Challenge Paid a bill Medicated two cats Cooked a tasty Chicken Francese (A new recipe for me. Recipe note: I do recommend … Continue reading →

I have never liked the idea of spending a significant chunk of your grocery money on a shopping bag – what will you have left to put inside it? Don’t get me wrong; I do believe in carrying reusable bags … Continue reading →

This year, the best way to get good prices when shopping online appears to be as follows: 1. Go to website. Brwose around and find what you want. Spend some time looking around. 2. Put everything you might possibly want … Continue reading →

It turns out red beans and rice is much easier to make than I’d have suggested. If you’re familiar with Cajun cooking, the recipe would be something like “saute your trinity; add red beans (cooked or from a can), ham … Continue reading →

That was a nice calm weekend. We decided not to go down to the lake for two reasons: Ted was pretty beat – he’s been working 12+ hour days and had to put in some weekend work too; and it … Continue reading →

As an unintended consequence of buying a new car, I have a 6-month trial of Sirius satellite radio at present – that is, we normally get it for the cars, but right now I can also listen online or via … Continue reading →

We have a short standing meeting every morning, led by a different person every day. Today it happened to be led by the most senior person here, the leader of our entire SBU… … who gave the first half of … Continue reading →

The car’s settling in nicely. I’m especially appreciating the things that work exactly as they’re supposed to, like the keyless entry. (As long as the key is somewhere on me, even if it’s in a purse inside a backpack, the … Continue reading →

OK, so here’s my photo of my car. There may be something wrong with it though. Yesterday, another beautiful gorgeous clear day with perfect temperatures, it took me 24 miles to get home from work rather than the expected < … Continue reading →