Real Life

Things related to that reality thing people are always going on about.

DOOM, List Of, Day 3

Ahh, the $400 cactus… When we moved into our lovely new house, I did some exploring. In the little grassy alleyway between our yard and the neighbor’s, outside the gate in my backyard that opened into the alley, was a prickly-pear-type cactus. It wasn’t a big cactus! It was just a few square feet of […]

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DOOM of List, Day 2

DOOM of List, Day 2

Right. So. Day 2. It’s still uncommonly cool for summer here in the Baked Potato Old Pueblo, so I’m trying not to turn the AC on and so save myself some money. That means the second it drops below 77° outside in the evenings (which is happening later and later, sigh) I open all the

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List of DOOM, Day 1

List of DOOM, Day 1

Can you believe it? I got stuff done today I’ve been meaning to do for months. Okay, one of them was wash my car and the other was put bumper stickers on car after washing, but those things are done now. Literally. Months. So. The list. Stuff I thought of to be added to the

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While the Cat’s Away…

While the Cat's Away...

Well, technically the cat is here, her handmaiden is away. But whatever. The roomie is out of town. It doesn’t happen often, that she leaves and I don’t. Last time, I don’t think I did much except what I always do–keep the house running. Which isn’t really fair–when I go out of town, the roomie

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Say Hello to My Little Friend

Say Hello to My Little Friend

I’ve heard it asked many times, how does anyone get anything done after the internet? Well, I might have to ask–how did anyone ever get anything done before smartphones? Or is it just me who is so lazy? Or, well-intentioned, willing, but easily distracted? My phone reminds me to yell at my representatives in Washington

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Always RTFM

Over at TDP last week, I was talking about a collision of gentle hints that it might be a good time for me to get my room in order. TL;DR version: after having my room painted, I didn’t want to put stuff back in it. I liked it nearly empty. Never one to turn down

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Bloggy Bloggy Blog Post…

Bloggy Bloggy Blog Post…

Is it that time of year again? Where I pick my head up, look around, and go “oh crap, where’d that whole year go?” I don’t think I do it anywhere as regular as “Every January 13th” or even “every January,” but I do it fairly regularly, I think. I wake up, it feels like.

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