Monthly Archives: December 2006

Bleah.

What do I find? A gods-be-damned cold. Continue reading

Posted in Health | 2 Comments

Quiet house

And you cannot believe how Good a Thing that can be, after two days of enduring my brother. Continue reading

Posted in Family, Personal History | 2 Comments

See you in the funny papers

I truly admire someone who’s so aware of where his art came from, and willing to engage in hommage à ses ancêtres. Continue reading

Posted in Minutiae | 6 Comments

Safely delivered

Hero Woman has been safely delivered, pre-medicated, woozy and giggling, into the Hands of the Dentist. Continue reading

Posted in Minutiae, Relationships | 2 Comments

. . . to see whether I can fly

“When you first hit the floor as a new agent in tech support we throw you into a river to see whether you can swim.  When you hit the floor as a Resolver, we throw you off a cliff to see whether you can fly.” Continue reading

Posted in Empire, Work (WORK!!?!??!) | 1 Comment

Hero Woman is no longer a Casablanca virgin

Just think . . . in all her life she had never seen one of the great romances of the American cinema! Continue reading

Posted in Minutiae, Relationships | 5 Comments

I really got it

When Smiley read his copy of my acceptance a little later he was so excited he came over right in the middle of a call I was taking and hugged me.  (Silly manager.) Continue reading

Posted in Empire, Work (WORK!!?!??!) | 6 Comments

I got it

Details follow.

Posted in Empire, Work (WORK!!?!??!) | 22 Comments

The Éξοδος has begun

T gave up and decided to find a place on her own. Continue reading

Posted in Family | 5 Comments

Now he’ll REALLY never return

MBTA issues CharlieCards to T riders beginning today Continue reading

Posted in Current Events | 3 Comments