I spent yesterday abed, sleeping mostly.

by | Nov 12, 2010 | Journal

I’m awake today. We intend to skate, but word is two schools are out and may infest the ice. If the yardape quotient is too high, the lot of us adults may simply head for the pub and have lunch.

11 lbs down…the diet’s still going.

by | Nov 10, 2010 | Journal

I’m losing about 2-3 lbs a week on this diet. Which is good. Now and again we go out, have a drink, try to be at least judicious in what we get. Then get back on the strict diet. Jane’s losing at about the same rate, a little slower, but losing. And we...

11 lbs down…the diet's still going.

by | Nov 10, 2010 | Journal

I’m losing about 2-3 lbs a week on this diet. Which is good. Now and again we go out, have a drink, try to be at least judicious in what we get. Then get back on the strict diet. Jane’s losing at about the same rate, a little slower, but losing. And we...

Jane’s a bit under the weather—

by | Nov 9, 2010 | Journal

She’s taken to her bed and is reading and sleeping and having food and reading and sleeping. Overdue, I think. She’s been so tired. I’m trying to work, but it’s a sleepy sort of day. The light-alarm system is working well: both of us are waking...

Jane's a bit under the weather—

by | Nov 9, 2010 | Journal

She’s taken to her bed and is reading and sleeping and having food and reading and sleeping. Overdue, I think. She’s been so tired. I’m trying to work, but it’s a sleepy sort of day. The light-alarm system is working well: both of us are waking...

Second day on the ice—-oh, have I become a couch potato…

by | Nov 8, 2010 | Journal

Leaves and roots are next. I skate 30 minutes, nearly fall down on a simple inside arc (because I stood up from proper posture, —standing up shifts your weight forward, your weight going forward on the blade slowed my glide down, and the laws of physics say that...

Pond shutdown.

by | Nov 7, 2010 | Journal

There’s a job. Our Shinmaywa pump (a monster) drives a 2″ hose 30′, the last 4′ of which climbs 4′, which is a pretty potent pump. A simple hose clamp to be undone every year has the potential to a) blow off or b) be a bear. So they gave...

Don’t forget to sleep extra tomorrow morning.

by | Nov 6, 2010 | Journal

Spring forward, fall back—it’s the end of Daylight Savings Time. Jane and I decided to do the ultimate alarm clock—instead of racket, a timed light with a bright bulb. We couldn’t find fixtures we liked—for ceilings with no wiring-box,...

Don't forget to sleep extra tomorrow morning.

by | Nov 6, 2010 | Journal

Spring forward, fall back—it’s the end of Daylight Savings Time. Jane and I decided to do the ultimate alarm clock—instead of racket, a timed light with a bright bulb. We couldn’t find fixtures we liked—for ceilings with no wiring-box,...