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2010 was a fascinating and busy year, including everything from above average travelling to urban skunks and raccoons. We started the year with a visit to the frozen WI countryside in January—my first winter visit to the Midwest. The thermometer in our rental car had negative numbers and single digits showing on it most of the time. Although it was… Read more →

As many of you already know, work for me lately has been just that…work. The variation in my day to day job I loved when I started 5 years ago has slowly eroded until I’ve found myself sitting in front of my computer tracking data 8 hours a day–day in day out. It’s not even so much the tracking data that’s… Read more →

Text message from my Broham: “Dear Family. My worst fear has come true. [Roommate] Denny has the flu. I have retreated to the confines of my basement in an attempt to stave off the inevitable. I will not be online due to the fact that my computer is within the contaminated zone. If I don’t make it, I want you all… Read more →

Some months you feel like you get ahead….others you don’t. This month I feel like I got way WAY ahead! Fall decided to postpone winter slightly, and with Jason’s help our yard is 98% ready for winter (as Jason knows 98% is an arbitrary number that only gets infinitely close to 100% as I discover more projects). After raking on 3… Read more →

Happy Fall everyone! As many of you who read my blog or talk to me frequently know, I haven’t been too happy with my job lately. I have my annual review in a week or two, and I’m quite hopeful something will change very soon…however…there are just some things you can’t post on the Internet. So inquire within, or stay… Read more →