Monthly Archives: August 2017

Ah, my beauty! My beautiful, new Rancilio coffee grinder. Nearly commercial grade. Italian. Simple. Elegant. I cannot wait to use it! I even roasted up some coffee last night in preparation. I’ll be sure to keep you all posted on … Continue reading →

Fur! And lastly:

I received one part of my birthday yesterday– a low voltage Caseta wireless dimmer wall switch. I got it so I could dim my new LED light fixture in my kitchen. But this meant I needed to add a second … Continue reading →

Welp. Today’s mah birfday. Another whole year in the books. 48 years on the planet. And counting. I wish I could say marking my 48th trip around the sun was eventful- but alas, it was not. I spent the day … Continue reading →

After this business trip, I am a bit parched…. And then there’s this–

Or would it be a boondoggle? I’m not up on all the hep lingo these days. Anyway, I’m currently sat at a hotel “near” Detroit, drinking coffee and steeling myself mentally for what will undoubtedly be a long and taxing … Continue reading →

So, today’s the big day. Total eclipse in North America. First time in a butt load of years. And I’m gonna miss it. Not like I was going to see totality– we are only like at 85% eclipsed here in … Continue reading →

Because we need a distraction, or as I like to call it "alt-work".

For some reason, this text from a Joyce Sutphen poem popped into my head this morning. It just so happens to be the poem set to music that the Chamber Singers performed last year about this time in Denver. Here's … Continue reading →

This past Saturday night were the World class drum and bugle corps championships. And the Blue Devils won. Again. I'm a bit disappointed. I just don't like the direction of the activity, and I disagree wholeheartedly with the judging. It's … Continue reading →