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Criminal (un)intent
So I went and did it again. With my nose to the grindstone, paying close attention to my work and not to my life, I goofed. Big time. And one of these days (probably this one) I’ll learn my lesson. In...
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Old-fashioned customs
Lately I have been pondering the speed of life in our modern times, and wondering if there is a way to slow it down. Though some progress is a given, at times I wonder if the world wouldn’t just be...
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The great disconnect
Though today is slightly warmer than the past few weeks, I am admittedly in cuddle-up mode. I have to practically pry myself out of bed in the morning, and I can’t wait to get to the couch when I come...
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Winter work
I’m very irritated at myself this week. A few weeks ago, as you may remember, my column didn’t run. Last week it didn’t run either. My editor, Kali Zigrino, is certainly not to blame. Through a...
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Yin and Yang
At 5:15am this morning (or so; my eyes were a little too bleary to take it all in) we received a call at home from National Grid. It seems that a snowplow had clipped the electricity meter behind one...
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Projects plus one
I love my job. I really do, no joke! So much so that I am always thinking of industry-related projects that I can work on in my spare time. One particular project had been gnawing at my brain for some...
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A merry mix-up
My friend Marissa and I have been friends since we were both reporters for the Rome Observer. She works for Assemblyman Brindisi now, and we had been trying to pin down a lunch meeting for weeks. I...
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A brush with frugality
I’ve started my spring cleaning a little early this year, and have finished the refrigerator, my car and (most of) the bathroom. Spring cleaning time is also one of the times during the year that I...
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Timers aren’t just for eggs
My brain has been all over the place lately. The moving parts of my work, home and social life have been pulling me in several different directions, and I have never been good at changing gears without...
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The follow-up cycle
The speed of life today makes it feel like an out-of-control merry-go-round. Unfortunately, there are many conventions of life and social interaction that have fallen by the wayside. The past couple of...
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A computer-free weekend
For all my crowing about technology, you would think that I would want it morning, noon and night. But I find technology to be a bit of a double-edged sword. For all that it has to offer in the ways of...
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Everything’s Coming Up Roses
When Art and I first started dating, I told him I wasn’t a “flowers” kind of girl; partly because I was a bit of a tomboy, and partly because I had never really had a boyfriend who would buy me...
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Trying times
I returned from a trip out of town on Monday to hear the news of the Boston Marathon explosions. To say I confronted a mix of emotions all at once would be an understatement. I had come from a pleasant...
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Finding the white violets
I’ve had lots of things that I could potentially feel sorry for myself about in recent weeks. A week-long cold from which I’m still recovering, the unexpected death of a friend, and some unexpected...
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A reason to celebrate
I am writing this on the 200th birth anniversary of compose Richard Wagner. Art and I both huge Wagner fans, and we plan to celebrate by watching Otto Schenk’s production of Siegfried at the...
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Work hard, play hard
As you may remember, dear reader, I’m a little prone to workaholism. I come by it naturally, as my father always worked long hours and wouldn’t quit until something was completed, sometimes to the...
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Bargain-priced liberation
It’s amazing how much detritus one can build up over the course of 33 years. We were very fortunate a few weeks ago to have the opportunity to bless someone else with my former “treasures.” My mother...
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Progress on ice
I’ve always been fascinated be by homemade ice cream. Ice cream itself was always fairly fascinating—the idea that a few ingredients could be whipped into something delicious is a concept that appeals...
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Going swimmingly
I’ve been much better about exercising lately, but just when I was gearing up to be really dedicated, I did something odd to my ankle. It wasn’t quite twisted, and I could still walk, but repetitive,...
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A little goes a long way
As I write this, I am sitting in a Superliner Roomette on the Empire Builder on my way to Minneapolis. Prior to this, I spent 19 hours in transit and 2 hours in a layover, and I was a little ragged. I...
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