February 2008 - Posts

• gone cruisin'

  We leave well before the crack of dawn tomorrow morning for NYC, where we’ll board our cruise ship at lunchtime and set sail at 4pm. I will not have internet or phone access while away. (w00t) See you in a week…... Read More... Posted Feb 29 2008, 08:08 PM by mamamusings

• wishing for ruby slippers

  I want to go home. I really, really want to go home. But it’s taking a whole lot longer than I’d like. I guess I shouldn’t be surprised, given how this trip has progressed thus far. But still, it’s no fun to be sitting under a... Posted Feb 24 2008, 06:54 PM by mamamusings

• worst trip ever

  I’m in San Francisco right now, wide awake because I itch all over. What I thought yesterday was an allergic reaction to something now appears to be bedbug bites, courtesy of the Stanford-recommended Hotel California in Palo Alto. I have bites on... Posted Feb 20 2008, 10:55 AM by mamamusings

• xkcd rulez

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• a long long day at jfk

  Today’s plan? Wake at 3:45am (ouch), fly from ROC to JFK at 6am, fly from JFK to SFO at 8am, be in the hotel in Palo Alto a little after lunch California time. Today’s reality? Flight sits on runway until 6:30am. Woman in exit row passes out... Posted Feb 17 2008, 10:14 AM by mamamusings

• morgan update, week 2

  Benefits of dog ownership thus far: I’m playing a lot less WoW I’m getting a lot more exercise I’m spending more time outside Morgan has been here for nearly three weeks now, and we’re all learning a lot more about each other.... Posted Feb 15 2008, 10:18 AM by mamamusings

• mccain video

  Well, it’s not really McCain’s video. It’s a takeoff on the Obama will.i.am video, poking fun at McCain’s “hundred years of war” comment. Priceless. via Weez, who found it here.... Read More... Posted Feb 12 2008, 10:26 AM by mamamusings

• two theories

  The bacteria that causes strep throat is nastier than it was when I was a kid, and results in significantly more painful symptoms. As I get older, my pain threshold is lower.... Read More... Posted Feb 07 2008, 05:45 PM by mamamusings

• i've decided

  Until today, I was wavering on my primary vote decision. There are strong reasons to support both of the Democratic candidates. I’ve waited a lifetime to have the opportunity to vote for a woman for president, and I really wanted to support Hillary... Posted Feb 05 2008, 05:00 PM by mamamusings

• morgan settles in

  After a few days of mild chaos, Morgan is definitely settling into the household. We had a couple of scares with her slipping her collars…the first time she got loose in the neighborhood, and it took 15 minutes to chase her down and lure her back... Posted Feb 01 2008, 04:01 PM by mamamusings