Things could be looking up, street sign, Montepulciano, January 2008. I have nothing of note to say, sorry internets. It is too damn cold he...

Tamales for dinner Coming home to a clean house Knowing that tomorrow we'll get the dog Tulips from the market

I need a vegetable. Reporting live from the W French Quarter where tiny rooms are de rigeur. nm

The not so fun stuff: Meet with folks at Stennis Finish book chapter outline Finish up this meeting Get ready for next Repack to move to ano...

Hi there internets! Bullet points for Saturday night at the airport lounge. Go see Juno . I mean it. Then buy the soundtrack and wish you w...

Hello internets! Happy January. It is snowing here, glorious and sunny yesterday and today, grey, rainy and now sleety and snowy. Good for h...

Pictures from Italy are starting to trickle in. Check them out here .

Self Portrait, December 31, 2007, Rome, Italy. Resolving to resolve less in 2008 Run a half marathon this year Reduce my carbon footprint so...

Beautiful day here in Rome, all of them have been spectacular so far. Sunny, not warm, but very comfortable for walking and taking in the s...

View from the terrace, December 2007 (cameraphone). I'm not going to go in depth here, because I vowed to spend only fifteen minutes a d...

I am having a hard time relaxing, much to the irritation of TH. I want to go go go, yet, my body is saying, relax. This is nearly impossible...

Rome as we see it, mosaiced in flickr. It is snowing here, not too hard, but making one wonder if driving to someone's house is such a g...

Some morning, on my way to work, November 2007. Today was the first day of winter, one of my favorite days of the year. It brings me hope t...

Raise your hand if yesterday was the first time you heard that Britney Spears had a sister. Raise your other hand if yesterday was the first...

Father sun, my garden, sometime in 2006. Tonight my brother and I are picking my parents up from the airport. It is unusual for even one of...

Marching into the new year, Ernest the puppy, January 2007. TH and I have this routine after dinner. One of us walks the dog while the other...

Not to feel dead old or anything . I wonder if Lawrence Welk is on the comeback? Busy here, well, not really too busy. TH is at work (its 10...

Somewhere in Colorado, September 2006. Note I wrote this 11/30, last Friday, thank you for your patience. It is cold here in Corvallis. It ...

Trying to find the best present for my parents this year... a welcome home to Seattle basket? AAA membership? Gore-tex jackets? A dog bed fo...

Self reflection, Place Vendome, December 2005. You can now use your Alaska Airlines miles for redemption on Air France . Those awards are de...