Bye-bye el nino, hello la nina—

by | Jun 6, 2010 | Journal

according to the weather bureau. It’s raining again, and looks to rain all week. I just cleaned the pond filter yet again—the hyacinth isn’t growing, because we’re in perpetual overcast (with small intermissions)…so I built a pot filter....

Doing somewhat better than expected

by | Jun 6, 2010 | Journal

I’m not a great believer in ‘cold-prevention’ potions like Emergen-C and Airborne, but what could I lose? I wrapped my throat in elegant-looking Bengay pain patch bandage, took the Emergen-C and dosed myself with sake, and the sore throat has...