Poorly Played
See, here was my mistake. We got into SFO Wednesday night pretty late. I was already tired from the four-hour flight from Chicago to San Francisco. And then we sat around to eat some adequate airport food and I really… Continue Reading
The Wife
Hot Peaches
We went to the fair yesterday. The Wife had a better time than I think she had anticipated. I had an experience other than I had anticipated. My expectation was to run in to people I knew; I saw no… Continue Reading
Just Stuff
Today’s earthquake got me thinking. If a really bad quake hit, and the house got knocked down, or all the stuff in it got burned up, what would my reaction be? I’d be bummed, of course. But assuming that The… Continue Reading
Well That Was Fun
About an hour ago, there was a 5.4 magnitude earthquake near Diamond Bar. I was out to lunch with a couple attorneys from the firm and felt the ground shake and noticed the light fixtures in the restaraunt swinging. One… Continue Reading
Weepy Wife
The Wife asked me the other day “Do you like that I’m not all weepy, that I don’t break down and cry all the time? Because it seems like a lot of women at work and a lot of my… Continue Reading
Cribbage
I’m beginning to regret suggesting to The Wife that we pass the time by playing cribbage. We were looking for a good two-person game to play together and most of the card games we know are best with three, four,… Continue Reading
Good Garb And Bad Bargaining
I bought a couple of new suits yesterday. The Wife insisted and forced me to go to the Men’s Wearhouse, and it was a good thing she did, too, because she’s right that I needed some new suits to wear.… Continue Reading
Another Project Completed
I’d been putting off finishing the blackboard. But The Wife lit a fire under me and the job got done. The final hurdle was figuring out how to get such a big thing — it’s four feet by four feet… Continue Reading
Barbequed Cakes
The Wife promised to bake a co-worker her favorite cakes for her birthday tomorrow. Turns out this co-worker likes white cake with chocolate frosting — not something easy to find in the grocery store. Which we had to look at… Continue Reading
The Secret To Awesome Chicken Salad
The secret to awesome chicken salad is pistachios. Seriously. It was The Wife’s idea and it was damn good. Take your leftover chicken, some mayonnaise, celery, and they make the base for your chicken salad. But that’s pretty dull chicken… Continue Reading