Hockey, Wine, and Ice Cream
I had two grueling depositions today. In between I made some of that microwave soup as a quick meal and managed to pour boiling water all over my left hand. I said a very bad word and did the second… Continue Reading
The Wife
Why I Hate Wrong Numbers
The Wife goes to sleep pretty early most nights — generally before 8:00. Often, when she or someone else calls me on my cell phone, I can’t hear it, so I turn the volume up as loud as it will… Continue Reading
Three Dimensional Lime Matrix Explains All
I’m sure that real economists have thought about this issue already and my thoughts are well behind formal economic teaching. But for me, it started with The Wife asking for a packet of coffee sweetener for her margarita. We observed… Continue Reading
What I Learned In Cooking Class
As an early birthday present, and as an opportunity to get me back for all those times I’ve indulged her, The Wife enrolled us in a sous vide cooking class that we went to over the weekend. It was great… Continue Reading
Axe Man
The Wife and I took out some bushes from our front yard over the weekend and replaced them with flowering plants. Taking out the bushes involved me chopping them out with an axe and then digging out the taproots with… Continue Reading
Service Matters
Last weekend, The Wife and I went out to our Friday night date. We went to a new restaurant in the area, one that advertises that its very name refers to its excellence. We, however, were underwhelmed, and in the… Continue Reading
Guidelines For Dinner Parties At Soffit House
If you aren’t invited to dinner this time around, please don’t be offended. We can’t have everyone over all the time. We try to bring together interesting people interacting with one another. Singles are welcome to, but not obliged to,… Continue Reading
Visiting A Super-Secret Location
What to do with the large tax return the accountant tells us to expect? I have an idea…. … but I’ll have to see what The Wife thinks of my plan.
This Is Almost Certainly Correct
I’ve little time for blogging right now. In between a heavy work schedule and a mission from The Wife to build a table that seats eight for the back patio in time for a dinner party on Saturday* (she is doing… Continue Reading
Miracles Of Modern Commerce
Grandma only turns 88 years old once in her life. And she’s had a shortage of real, just-for-her, birthday parties. So The Wife and I got tickets for a weekend trip to Milwaukee, which is why I’ve not been blogging… Continue Reading