Congratulations to my niece and her husband on the birth of their son, Micah, on Friday evening. He was a healthy 8 lb. 11 oz. My sister now has three grandsons under the age of 18 months! Not quite as life-changing was my second guest post published at Sweating the Big Stuff this past week. Please visit […]
In the Fall I noticed a tear at the inner side of one of one of the batch pockets on one of my favorite pairs of jeans. Perplexed, I looked closer and saw that there was a matching tear at the other pocket. Contrary to Mr. Boomer’s jokes, my pants were not too tight in the rear. […]
Unemployment is holding steady or starting to nudge downward depending where you live. My company happens to have a few openings this quarter due to growth and turnover. When recently discussing internal recruitment efforts I learned that we typically advertise on one venue…Craigslist. This may not be news to some (or even most) of you, […]
photo credit: The Rocketeer Mr. Boomer’s Christmas gift list had only one thing on it — making his computer faster. It’s several years old and at one time was the family machine meaning it survived a teenager who probably wasn’t as discerning as us in selecting download sites. The computer had become unbearably slow. I mentioned […]
It’s been so long since we had a lot of rain (is the drought over yet?) that six days in a row of rain, wind, and cold has been a shock. The good news is that it kept San Diegans from complaining all week about the Chargers loss (and we need the water). Who am […]