We have hardwood floors, and I spent time today mopping gobs of dust and spiders off the floor underneath our bed. I found many wondrous things, not the least of which is an old copy of Mere Christianity. My dad’s name, complete with the address we last lived at in 1987 and a phone number [...]

but it has been a peaceful week. No deadlines. Everything on my to do list is there because I put it there, and is to a degree negotiable. Several times this week I have found myself reading a book, and realized that there is nothing else I needed to be doing instead. My God, what [...]

All I do now is wait for a fancy piece of paper to come in the mail. Free time, here I come!

So a few things to discuss, in the midst of our blogging drought (we must be sunbathing, rather than typing). I’ve been doing some very summery reading–all leisure, no literature–which I’d like to recommend. If you’ve never tried any Robert Ludlum, The Bourne Identity is tons of fun so far. I’ve never read an espionage [...]

Had lots of fun dancing at Memories in Whittier last night. Saw many of you at lessons, then went downstairs to dance until 11-something, that is, until we were sweaty and exhausted from dancing relentlessly in an 85 degree room. Then found the nearest McDonald’s with a functioning soft serve machine (the one in Whittier [...]

I have multiple days off, in a row, because I took them off work. I will now proceed to make a bunch of plans I won’t actually keep in favor of sitting in bookstores reading and doing very little else. I can smell the pages now. The pages smell like freedom. Final Board exam on [...]

There was something this week that I was enjoying–food, I don’t doubt–so much that I was thinking, “I ought to blog about this.” I forgot what it was. Now you get this. A blog about something I forgot. Which made me think about how much more efficient I am at remembering to do lists, things [...]

Congratulations to all beginners who narrowly survived their first-ever swing dance lesson! Hope you had fun. For those interested in cheap, dance shoe conversions, we’re gonna visit a leather shop in Fountain Valley this week and learn about gluing leather onto Keds and tennis shoes for low low prices. If cheap enough, will pick up [...]

I fed our local itinerant hobo bunny until he was chock full of apple, and then he let me pet him. Now he’s sleeping in the shade in our backyard. I got a bunch of pork for a BBQ tomorrow. The butcher gave me a hard time about my limited meat knowledge. No, of course [...]

New swing series starts week of the 25th, Mondays at 9am and Fridays at 7:30. Let me know if you’re interested.