food, conspiracy

Most of my friends know that I have a mostly suppressed but lingering tendency toward conspiratorial thinking. I think of myself also as a pretty rational person, so I try to keep this cogitation at bay and avoid sharing it with others. But, one thing that always gets me going down this pot-hole filled path [...]

quick update

I managed to complete a full draft of the aforementioned application letter. It has me exhausted. I sent it off to two willing guinea pig readers, and I refuse to think about it for a couple of days.
My eyes are computer-fried today, and I’m going to read some nice print on an actual paper [...]

hard

Why, why, why is it so hard to apply for jobs? I really, really, really would like to have this job. That I could do and be good at this job I have no doubt. I don’t have precisely the experience level that they state, but I’m completely capable and would be very enthusiastic about [...]

first cat post

Well, the inevitable is here. I’m writing about my cat(s). I’ll leave it to my friend Mike to do the appropriate intellectual analysis, but the fact is – I am a cat (and dog) lover. I have a new cat, and I’m gonna write about him.
Pittsburgh has not been good to my kitties. Since moving [...]

my German just won’t cut it

Behold! There is another Lonely Librarian on the other side of the globe. She linked to me, so I had to give her the shout out! Hey! Ho! We are both a little less lonely, though she definitely has the advantage over me of being obviously bilingual. [Not so sure my design is all that [...]

first in months

I got a comment from an old high-school friend, which reminded me that I hadn’t written a thing here in oh-so-many months. I’m inspired.
I’m inspired about what happened last night, and grateful, and proud. Proud not only of the first Democratic popular majority since Jimmy Carter, but also the sense that many many people are [...]