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Leaves.  They're everywhere.  I never really made the connection between the existence of three cottonwood trees twice the height of my house, and the sheer volume of leaf matter they produce, and then dump, all over the house, the garden, the cars, the path, the street, halfway up

The trouble with this work thing is that it takes up such a huge chunk of time.  Next week is supposed to be my last week, but my boss said I'll probably still be there in October.  This is good on the wireless networking and Xbox front, and

Oh frabjous joy!  The Rio Grande catalog arrived yesterday with all kinds of shiny and sparkly things in it!  Simulated Alexandrite, robin's egg turquoise, and the only Byzantine chain necklace I've ever seen for sale.  It's a little alarming to see gold, silver, and

I am trying to learn to touch type.  I have gone from my usual 38-46 words per minute at 98% accuracy (temp companies test these things) to something more like 10 wpm and I feel crippled.  Why on earth didn't they teach this at school?  And me with

The Rock and Gem show is in town.  I like to work with semiprecious stones and the rock show is a great source.  I'm not looking for the usual suspects of amethyst, aquamarine, amber, carnelian, citrine, hematite, lapis, malachite, quartz, tanzanite, topaz, tourmaline, and turquoise, though those will

I have had a horrible afternoon.  Between a doctor's appointment that was 40 minutes late, spending over an hour in heavy traffic, and watching a deadline slip further and further away, it's too much.  I have just resigned from something I care a lot about, because

I have rejoined the world of work, so blog updates will be restricted to after hours for the next four weeks at least. Cat is "going to be big" according to the vet.  She's already 50% heavier than four weeks ago.  He had to ask if

Our seventh wedding anniversary!