You don't look sick (2011/09/20)
So, my spouse got diagnosed with autism recently, which explains one of our recurring problems: I’m the only one who can usually handle talking to strangers on the phone.
[read more...]Great innovations in cat activity: Being chased by the tail (2011/09/07)
One of the cats we take care of has a problem. There is something that goes wrong with his butt occasionally which requires (trivial) medical intervention. Nothing serious, fairly common in cats, etcetera.
[read more...]Always, always, always. (2011/09/06)
A person I know recently sent an email to me, on another topic. One sentence really stuck out to me:
[read more...]You may not have heard of it (2011/09/03)
There is a running joke about hipsters being really proud of how obscure the bands they listen to are. (So well-known that a friend of mine was able to make use of a “hipster vampire” in a story. He was a vampire before it was cool. He’s from Transylvania; you may not have heard of it.)
[read more...]Taking the "practical" out of "practical joke" (2011/09/01)
Okay, so. We coin a bunch of neologisms, and organize a number of writers, artists, singers, and so on, to get these words into widespread use quickly; so widespread that they enter dictionaries.
[read more...]I have the most awesome knee injury ever (2011/08/24)
Something happened (no, I don’t know what) a couple of weeks back as a result of which my left knee was horribly sore for a few days. Then the lingering part: Horrible pain trying to walk up stairs, and this part seemed to be actually getting worse.
[read more...]Aspie twin powers, ACTIVATE! (2011/08/23)
Turns out that, yes, Beloved Spouse is autistic. We had been suspicious on and off, but had been thrown because most autistic people do not find other peoples’ emotional states overwhelming… But apparently some do.
[read more...]It made sense at the time. (2011/08/22)
Today, I bought a six-pack of fluorescent highlighters.
[read more...]More random ideas! (2011/08/19)
So, I got to thinking. How does anyone know that the One Ring can only be destroyed in the fire in which it was forged? And how common is that kind of limitation?
[read more...]New Japanese restaurant in Northfield (2011/08/17)
So, the former Wendy’s has reopend as a Japanese restaurant. The Northfield News says the Tokyo Grill is open, and since Jesse’s a fan of Japanese food, we went.
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