Geeks are the hot thing these days, so says every entertainment magazine and blog I read but that I’m too lazy to link to right now. Trust me, geeks are cool. I set up my scanner the other night to scan pictures for Mac’s birthday and now I can’t stop scanning! Be forewarned: if you’ve [...]

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Today my cat, MacGyver, turns 19. Officially making her the oldest cat I’ve ever had. Good job, Mac! Truthfully, the last month has been a bit trying for Mac health-wise. She’s been to the emergency vet twice, most recently on Sunday night. She has several issues right now; high blood pressure, kidney failure, and messed [...]

My head hurts. Too much thinking. Let’s see if can empty any of it out here. Work is still all-consuming. I don’t mind it that much really because I’m learning new things and finally getting to do things I’ve wanted to do for years. It just sucks that I’ve got to cram what looks like [...]

My friend Will is involved with the Hardacre Film Festival that is held in Tipton, IA showcasing independent films from all over the world. I’ve known about it for several years, but this was the year I finally went. They had screenings on Friday night and all day on Saturday. I headed over after work [...]

After the trauma of dropping Mac off at the vet, (she looked so pissed off at me) I was bad and went through the drive-thru at McDonald’s to get a bacon, egg, and cheese biscuit meal. I order, I pay, I get to the window to get my small bag of tasty bad-for-me bits and [...]

I sucked it up and went to yoga at my gym last night. Describing how I felt today to a co-worker, who also teaches yoga, elicited a chuckle and the comment, “it hurts just to be.” She is so right. How I wish I could “not be” today. I am beyond sore. It hurts to [...]

Kids. After a shameful multiple month absence at my gym, I went back last night. I did the BodyPump class which is instructor-led weight-lifting hitting all the major muscle groups set to music. I’ve taken this class many times before and knowing I hadn’t done it in along time, I went with the lightest weights [...]