Happy Valentine’s Day

The farrier came out this evening. Bad timing: I had forgotten that the farrier appointment conflicted with two classes on Thursday (including belly dance class). Last time the farrier was out, Isis was ouchy in her rear end. She even tried to kick the farrier — unusual for her. The chiropractor was out a few…

Some interesting definitions from The Jargon Lexicon: bletcherous: /blech’@�r@s/, adj. Disgusting in design or function; esthetically unappealing. This word is seldom used of people. “This keyboard is bletcherous!” (Perhaps the keys don’t work very well, or are misplaced.) See losing, cretinous, bagbiting, bogus, and random. The term bletcherous applies to the esthetics of the thing…

My sister hit a milestone birthday today. I’m not going to say which birthday or which sister (because I value my life). Here’s hoping that she has a great day and enjoys herself thoroughly. I wish I lived closer so I could spend more time with her. She is definitely not within driving distance, unfortunately….

RT @tweetmeme Opera's Speed Test Is Pretty Incredible, Too http://bit.ly/b96ys1 # Senate antitrust leader fears Comcast will kneecap Hulu.. http://digg.com/d31SLTx # Why would anyone use IE6? Cringe. // For some companies, IE 6's ineptitude is a feature, not flaw – http://arst.ch/krc via @arstechnica # Related Images:

Rich Hailey, a fellow East Tennessean who recently lost his job, has turned the opportunity to his advantage by starting a micro-publishing company called PHD Publishers, LLC.

I love my house. Most of the time. Except for some of the creative home improvement I’ve had to correct. Lots of things to learn to love, and to hate. Like bugs. When I moved in, I found cockroaches, ants, box elder bugs, silverfish, and a slew of other creepies. The house had more insects…