Posted in Whining, tagged ennui, flu, vodka, work on February 22, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Phew….I made it. This has been a very tough week for me, and I’m glad to be officially entering the weekend now.
*Digression: my husband has just returned home and told me that during his routine doctor’s visit he was told that he had a mild case of “the flu” and prescribed Tamiflu. Great, this is just what I need to [...]
Posted in Urban Life, Whining on February 12, 2008 | No Comments »
I’m on a business trip this week. That means I’m having the whole business travel experience (flight delays, overpriced hotel, exhorbitant fees for in-room Internet service, etc.), which includes a free copy of USA Today newspaper.
While getting a bit of work done in my hotel before heading to my meeting, I opened the paper and [...]
Posted in Urban Life on February 5, 2008 | No Comments »
It’s Super Tuesday and I started out my day at the polls, like a good citizen. I won’t get into my politics here, but I will say that I voted for a totally non-traditional presidential candidate today (e.g. not another white male), which I think leaves it obvious that I was not voting a Republican ticket!
But that’s not the [...]
Posted in Chickens, Urban Life, tagged Chicago, Chickens, snow, weather on February 1, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Yay!!! It’s snowing!
Just when I think I can’t stand anymore winter, something like this happens to make it magical again. I love the snow. It quiets the city beast and forces everyone to slow down and respect nature for a bit.
This snow started yesterday and has just steadily continued for the past 12 hours. I [...]
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