For the first two days of our trip to LA I had to be put on the DL because of an injury I incurred while playing tennis. On the Nintendo Wii. Nice.
I recall hearing reports that people were hurting themselves while playing with the Wii when it first came out. I remember thinking those people [...]
Archive for November, 2008
Thanksgiving in LA – part 2
Posted in my people, tagged thanksgiving, virtual tennis, wii injuries on November 30, 2008 | 2 Comments »
more adventures in cooking
Posted in all, tagged chef fail, cooking, food, grocery shopping on November 25, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
With less than 12 hours to prepare a dish for my work’s Thanksgiving potluck and exactly nothing in my refrigerator besides a bowl of old cous cous, a cup of apple juice and a wedge of Parmesan cheese, I knew I was in trouble.
I scanned the kitchen shelves looking for a miracle. I found two cookbooks that I forgot I [...]
time warp
Posted in all, tagged bank fraud, financial musings on November 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
For the past two days I have been banking like it’s 1999. To bring you back a decade, that was when I was a senior in high school and had not yet acquired an ATM card. In those days people still walked into banking institutions, filled out slips of paper, waited in line and talked [...]
don’t crash the caddy
Posted in all, love, tagged betty crocker, birthday dinners, cooking adventures, crashing the caddy, food on November 20, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Deep down I think every woman thinks she is Betty Crocker. That with enough effort and just the right amount of coaxing, we can summon the Betty deep within to make guest appearances on holidays and special occasions. Sometimes our inner Betty shows up. And sometimes she sends a replacement.
Well I put in a special [...]
letter to my stalker
Posted in all, tagged douchebag moves, mace, stalkers on November 19, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Editor’s note: Ladies, if a man named “Mike” approaches you while leaving Trader Joe’s on Bay Street in San Francisco, do not make eye contact with him. Just slowly reach into your handbag and pull out your Mace. Do not feel bad about using it. This man is impossible to shake and deserves it. And [...]
my first soil saloon
Posted in love, sports, tagged sports, soil saloon, sf flow, mountain biking, running on November 17, 2008 | 5 Comments »
I have long sworn that I would never date a cyclist. They are too intense, too selfish, too elitist and wear way too much spandex for my liking. Well, I take it back.
You see, my new manfriend is a mountain biker. And he really really loves his bike. (All four of them.) He is constantly [...]
goal setting
Posted in all, tagged goal setting, life changes, lynne cox on November 13, 2008 | 3 Comments »
I am a wimp. I didn’t always think so. But the other night after attending a lecture on why athletics are an integral part of the academic experience I learned just how big a baby I am. Turns out: huge. Let me explain.
While overlooking the field at AT&T Park, several dozen Tufts alumni gathered to hear university officials discuss the importance of having a solid athletic [...]
When you are little, a sick day is kind of like a holiday only without the presents and stuff. Other than the fact that you are sick, a sick day is almost … fun. You get to stay home from school and watch all the television shows that are only on when you are stuck [...]
now what?
Posted in all, tagged campaign 08, election, obama, politics on November 5, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
For nearly two years we endured all the presidential campaigning. For two years we watched as things went from bad to worse to I-don’t-think-we-can-dig-a-hole-much-deeper-than-this. We listened to both sides blame each other for our country’s failures. We watched as the economy imploded and financial institutions crumbled.
For nearly two years we heard about how change was coming. Change was needed. [...]
