On tap for today

Here is what I will be doing today: Taking the kids to a kids concert at a nearby church. (11:30am) Finishing the first draft of the epic fantasy story (~1,000 word at 1pm)1. Finishing my contribution to an upcoming Mind-Meld for SF Signal and getting it sent off. (2:30pm) Reading a Raymond F. Jones story [...]

I am Superman

Where did January go? Unlike the last few years when the metro-DC and northern Virginia areas have had pretty significant snowstorms, February is starting out milk. It was in the mid-60s yesterday and so it is once again today. It’s a bit disconcerting, wearing a light jacket to work on February 1. I finished January [...]

My weekend, etc.

We had a fairly low-key weekend for a change and I think we all needed it. I did no writing over the weekend. Instead, most of my free time was spent reading A Feast for Crows. And indeed, I am now more than 2/3rds through the book and expect to finish it this week. I [...]

Haircut

It has been a while since my last haircut and the last one I got was not particularly good. This morning I finally got a decent cut. This is me before (actually a couple of days ago, originally posted on Twitter): And here I am just a few minutes ago. The satisfied look on my [...]

Taking the day off

I’m taking the day off from writing-related stuff. I’m even taking a day off of Vacation in the Golden Age reading (I’m far enough ahead so that it’s safe to do this.) I  missed one writing day this week, but so far, all months, I haven’t given myself a day off from worry about getting [...]

RIP Robert Hegyes (Epstein)

I remember watching the show as a kid living in New Jersey. And doing poor impersonations of some of the characters. RIP Robert Hegyes.

And to perk up your spirits on this dreary day… (NSFW)

Here is a rather funny video Kelly sent me this morning. Having lived in L.A. for nearly 20 years I can attest first hand that this is 100 percent true. Although why someone would order “Grilled Cheese Animal Style” from In-n-Out is beyond me. Double-Double all the way!

Sick

We are all under the weather. On Tuesday, the Little Miss’s daycare called to tell us that she was throwing up all morning and probably has a virus. I left the office at 2:30 to pick her up. When I arrived there she was a happy little girl. She hasn’t thrown up since. To be [...]

Don’t know what you’ve got, ’til it’s gone… and comes back again

Since about mid-December, the restrooms on my floor in the office building in which I work have been under major renovation. It means hiking up one floor to use the restroom. It often means hiking up two or three floors since the demand doesn’t change when the supply dwindles. Around the first of the year, [...]

My day at home with the Little Man

The Little Man has been sick the last few days. I can remember when he was a little baby and each sniffle was cause for minor alarm. Now, fevers of 103 don’t cause particular concern. Even his school won’t send him home until his fever nudges above 101. Kelly stayed home with him yesterday and [...]

Post-blackout

The Little Man was sick today and so Kelly stayed home with him. I’ll be on sick duty tomorrow should he need to stay home again. That means I went into the office, somewhat groggily. I slept very little last night. I’d planned to be up at 5am to get in some writing on a [...]

Weekend with the family

I realize that I didn’t post here almost the entire weekend. This was a weekend spent mostly with the family, doing family activities and it was a lot of fun. It was mostly relaxing, too. It was fairly cold here the last several days. We had a fire in the fireplace both Saturday and this [...]

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