I stumbled across a short essay about coffee on The Utne Reader web site today. It’s not the best article I’ve ever read (in fact, I’m not even sure I would call it “good”), but it did get me thinking about how much I like to drink coffee. I’ve always wanted to write a [...]
We were finally able to get to “Spiderman” last night. I’m not sure if Heidi liked it, but I thought it was really good. I don’t want to echo every review I have read, but Toby Maguire plays an awesome Peter Parker. If you are in the mood for something “deep” you will certainly [...]
“Hi, my name is Dr. Ima Crook and I’m your anesthesiologist. Do you know what surgery you will be having today?”
“Yeah, liver transplant, appendix removal, and arthroscopic knee surgery.”
“OK, good. We do that so we know we have the right patient. You just can’t trust the paperwork now days!”
“Funny.”
“All right, let’s get you wheeled [...]
We went looking at more condos today. We didn’t find anything so it was kind of a drag. The prices keep going up and we are quickly getting priced out of the market. I’m getting a bit depressed — even Heidi, who is usually very positive, it starting to get discouraged. For the first [...]
There is a commercial on TV in California about how “Great cheese comes from happy cows.” The first time I saw the ad I thought it was kind of funny; a “grandma” cow is thinking about how tough times were when she was young. Her memory brings up images of her suffering through some [...]





