animal lover, gardener, knitter, and gourmet cook
 

jesus complex

OK. So, Jake’s taking karate. About a week or so after he started, we received our payment booklet and some general information from the karate school. One of the things they ask of the students is that they wash their feet before going to class. Karate class is conducted in …

politics, as usual

Comedian Janeane Garofalo was quoted saying that “being a Republican this year is more than a difference of opinion—it’s a character flaw.” I couldn’t have said it better myself. I should mention that I don’t normally talk politics. In fact, I don’t normally even make my politics known. Occasionally I …

what would brian do?

Evidently the answer is “drink all of the beer.” This evening, I was raiding my wine bottle supply in order to find a few cases of empties. This Friday, we are hoping to bottle my last two batches of wine for the year. I found just enough so I am …

last letters home

Brian made us watch this HBO documentary this evening. I was not up for such a show (actually, I wouldn’t ever watch a documentary such as this on my own volition–too depressing). Thursday nights are for sitcoms, but try finding one to watch (but that was a different post for …