December 2010

All I want for Christmas is…

December 16, 2010

Two nice belts… My belts have worn out or ceased to fit, probably a function of buying cheapies at Target and eating a bit too much good food. Have you noticed—if you’re of the female persuasion—how difficult it’s gotten to find an attractive belt that’s also utilitarian? The department stores are full of various flights [...]

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Roses! She’s at it again

December 15, 2010

Check out this lovely painting La Maya did yesterday at her mentor’s studio! She calls it “Roses for Love.” This is the time of year for roses in southern Arizona. The plants are so overjoyed to have survived another brutal summer, they burst forth in spectacular blooms. For some reason, the rose scent seems to [...]

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Was your data caught up in the Gawker hack?

December 13, 2010

Here’s a tool to discover whether your username or e-mail was hacked in the recent attack on Gawker Media and its manifold sites. If like me you downloaded the list of compromised usernames, you found they were all “hashed,” and no explanation of how to translate your username or e-mail into the code used in [...]

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The Workman Waltz: Flirtation Stage

December 13, 2010

So here we are at the first stage of hiring workmen to replace the air conditioner and reroof the house. The insurance company ponied up about $11,100 for a new AC, a new roof, and repairs to the CoolDeck. That amount will cover the air conditioner and the roof, just barely. I joined up Angie’s [...]

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School’s Out!

December 12, 2010

Hurrah! Finally finished grading papers last night! The papers are read and semester grades are online, and after about two more days needed to wrestle three new sections into Blackboard, I won’t have to think about school for a whole month! Mirabilis! Like most things that are any fun, teaching is poorly paid. But it [...]

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Christmas Is for Friends

December 11, 2010

A few days ago over at a Gai Shan Life, Revanche described spending Thanksgiving with a friend, having opted a trip to visit her perennially stress-inducing relatives. Though she was obviously relieved to have freed herself from another angst-filled holiday, you can almost touch the guilt vibes coming off that post. Is there one among [...]

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