As of today, Sophie and Kai have three buttons, two of which Sophie has used on purpose occasionally. Those are Outside, Walk and Park. The chart at TheyCanTalk shows Outside and Walk as “Where” words, but we use these as “Doing” words (go outside, go for walk), so that’s how our tiles are set up.… Continue reading Dog Talking Buttons
I’ve been having trouble with my skin off and on for a long time, but the most recent “on” has been going on now since around June of 2019. I didn’t realize the full scale and scope until looking at my health diary recently and collating all the things labeled “eczema” and “dermatitis” and “psoriasis”… Continue reading Human Skin Things
I’ve been married four times, domestic partnered once, and engaged a forgettable number of times before the first marriage. I don’t know the recipe for a good marriage but I know four recipes for ones that don’t last. Recipe the first: the undiscovered country. This sunk all the engagements and the second marriage. Do not… Continue reading Relationship Pitfalls
I’m feeling a little stoked this morning. My financial plan for 2022 has launched very nicely. This is the first paycheck where my direct deposits for retirement, savings, and personal allowance kicked in. It’s nice to know those funds have been funneled away from the churning whirlwind that is (was) my bank account and, in… Continue reading Money Automata
Things I don’t like: Too much credit card debt Not enough savings Not enough time to do what I want Things I like: Houses paid off Decent income Job I love Things I want to do: Travel Sailing trip Overseas trip Yellowstone Valley of the Gods Nova Scotia Improve Robert Smalls Station NC Native habitat… Continue reading Goals
Any Genre “Tables and Shelves” about leaving room on horizontal surfaces so that cats can jump from one to another without knocking all your stuff onto the floor. Find a way to rhyme “shelves” with “behave themselves”. “All the Free Sofas in the Classified Ads” . Jump down Run all around ‘Cuz we heard that… Continue reading Song Ideas
Trying a post from the WordPress app on my phone.
My site is perfect now. Go me! Now, what did I want to blog about that started all this? …
OMG so much frustrate. None of this is intuitive and I do NOT HAVE TIME TO DEEPLY RESEARCH DESIGN TOOLS every time I JUST WANT TO MAKE A DAMN EDIT ON MY SITE! Seriously, all I want to do is add some images to my slider. Even after finding where the hell the slider controls… Continue reading OMG BoldGrid and WordPress
A new position opened up on my old team. I applied for it and got it. It’s been a couple of months and I am extraordinarily happy. It feels so good to do meaningful work again on a supportive and cooperative team where the leader listens, cares, and actively leads. You are so jealous you… Continue reading What Happened at Work