Author Archives: A Dreamer

You could almost briefly forget about Covid and climate collapse. 40+ years of scientists telling us we have to make changes, and 40+ years of policymakers kicking the can down the road because we can’t hurt the economy offend the … Continue reading →

You did it! Well done! I had a dentist appointment today, and took the whole day off cause I had enough PTO to cover it, and the appointment was smack in the middle of the day. Set my alarm for … Continue reading →

I mean, I did sleep until 9:30 and did the run to the coffee shop, farmers market, and grocery store, and got all that put away, but that definitely didn’t take 5 hours. Haven’t been doing really anything around the … Continue reading →

We got VERY lucky and just had the skinny bit of the line of storms come over our place. There was some heavy rain, but not a lot, and one rather scary sustained wind gust that had me sending Lily … Continue reading →

This morning they were talking about severe weather this afternoon and I just figured regular summer storms that can get a little wild. Then they started throwing around the word “derecho.” It may have been 11 years ago, but I … Continue reading →

You made it to another weekend, WELL DONE! Fairly calm and quiet week at work, which is always nice. Been making a point of trying very hard not to take on more work when I’m already at capacity, and damn, … Continue reading →

You never really realize how much you depend on cable, internet, and cell service until the cable and internet are down and you have a whopping 2 bars of 4G service. (I do get 5G if I go to the … Continue reading →

I’m pretty heat tolerant, but even for me, this is a bit much. Got over to the farmers market for more “no heat required” foods and heard the best words ever from the pasta vendor: “The ravioli is made up … Continue reading →

It’s another hot one out there today. How hot? Well, despite having the day off, I really wished I’d gotten up earlier to run my errands, which I rarely say. And, I bought fruit – and not just for Old … Continue reading →

Yesterday completely got away from me. Did the coffee run, farmers market, and grocery store and before I knew it, it was 3PM and I needed a nap, then there was baseball all evening. Go Orioles and Padres!! If you’d … Continue reading →