Bent over to get a scrap of paper on the kitchen floor…

And like a fool hit the dark counter. I now have a nice lump and not-quite-cut, but abrasion on my forehead. It looks so classy. I don’t think I’ve ever hit my head hard enough to draw blood and that includes having a badly-nailed 2×6 fall on my head...

Seishi caught a prowler last night…big 'un.

Had a thief try to make off with our snowblower which we had fastened to the front porch rail. It was about 10:30 and dark out there. Seishi alerted to him, which alerted me to something his ears had heard outside, and I scared the malefactor off by a sudden bang on...

Seishi caught a prowler last night…big ‘un.

Had a thief try to make off with our snowblower which we had fastened to the front porch rail. It was about 10:30 and dark out there. Seishi alerted to him, which alerted me to something his ears had heard outside, and I scared the malefactor off by a sudden bang on...

The Get-together: the official word

September 5th-8th is the date. I’ve investigated hotels and deals. Here’s the plan. The Doubletree hotel downtown is the big convention hotel in Spokane. It also does a room rate that can be 149.00 for four people, two queen beds. IF just one person shows...

On Bren's job as a translator/diplomat…

I commented on this on FB because I was struck by comments from a number of language-bound minds, then thought you all might enjoy it. The art of translation—as practiced by Bren Cameron — or others— is NOT a straightforward equivalency which a...

On Bren’s job as a translator/diplomat…

I commented on this on FB because I was struck by comments from a number of language-bound minds, then thought you all might enjoy it. The art of translation—as practiced by Bren Cameron — or others— is NOT a straightforward equivalency which a...

I screwed up Jane's page rather spectacularly…

She had some 200 spammers and asked help clearing the pile. I don’t know what piece of nastiness was contained in that lot, but when I tried to clean up her list of members to her site, a category appeared that doesn’t exist on my page, and when I tried to...

I screwed up Jane’s page rather spectacularly…

She had some 200 spammers and asked help clearing the pile. I don’t know what piece of nastiness was contained in that lot, but when I tried to clean up her list of members to her site, a category appeared that doesn’t exist on my page, and when I tried to...