Category Archives: nothing special

There are a great many jobs out there that are done by freelancers.  Writing greeting cards is one of those.  Many years ago, I toyed with the idea of writing cards, but then something got in the way (most probably … Continue reading →

My new favorite drink? Two ounces of Red Stag Black Cherry Bourbon (no, it’s good! really!) and a can of Coke.  Sort of a bourbon cherry coke.

On Sunday, I was listening to NPR, when one of the commentators stated that no detainee had ever been arrested on U.S. soil.  Funny, I never knew Chicago was not in America.* *Seriously, Padilla’s plight should give pause to anyone … Continue reading →

I have not written much about SOPA/PIPA, mostly because there were so many people being so much more eloquent about the dangers of the legislation than I would be.* I could not think of anything to say that would not … Continue reading →

New playlist: “Recruiting Sargeant”    Great Big Sea“Number Six Driver ”   Eddie From Ohio“Margaritaville”    Jimmy Buffett“I Don’t Know How to Love Him” Yvonne Elliman (From Jesus Christ Superstar)*“Willkommen – (Cabaret)”    Joel Grey“Bleecker to Broadway”    Eddie from … Continue reading →

I love Eddie from Ohio.  (Thank you, Cathy, for introducing me to them.) “Number Six Driver” is one of my favorite songs.*  Tonight, I was  listening to another song by them, “Gravity,” when I had such a startling thought, I … Continue reading →

On tonight’s Criminal Minds episode, Dr. Spencer Reid (played by the gorgeously geeky Matthew Gray Gubler) was lamenting the fact that he had  not changed the world, and he was already *gasp!* thirty.  “Do you ever have the feeling you … Continue reading →

As someone who has had her fair share of doctor visits, I am very familiar with that standard pain chart — the one with the faces on it.  I can never figure out exactly how to use that to quantify … Continue reading →

The Red-Headed Menace was so incensed by the Wikipedia blackout that he wrote his Representative and Senators about SOPA and PIPA.  I’m rather proud of him. I did not see the text of the emails, though, so I am not … Continue reading →

It does make a difference when you keep forgetting to get your anti-allergy medications  filled, when you are allergic to the cat which sleeps on your bed.

I am, for the most part, a classical music illiterate.  With the exception of the odd piece here and there, if it wasn’t in either of the Fantasia movies* or a Bugs Bunny cartoon, I likely haven’t heard it.** (Okay, … Continue reading →

Me, while driving a very tricky road while taking the Red-Headed Menace and Railfan to a lasertag tournament:  “Pat, slow down.  You’ll definitely be late if you get us killed.” Railfan: “And if you do, in the afterlife, we will … Continue reading →

I admit it.  I am obsessed, monomaniacal even sometimes.  But please, indulge me.  If you find this tiresome, please feel free to skip to another blog.*  I am watching Sondheim! The Birthday Celebration.  Some observations: I adore David Hyde Pierce.  … Continue reading →

Calloo Callay! My cell was at Stanford Lost and Found.  I am now reachable by phone again. I know it seems odd to blog about this, but there are several people in my life who, thanks to RSS feeds, may … Continue reading →

For anyone who needs to contact me, I have lost my cell phone.  Email is the only way to get hold of me (unless I am on YM and you know my user name).