The folks in China really know how to make a GREAT cup of coffee! Restaurants in the US need to take a lesson from them…
Except for the vendors, the people in China are really-really wonderful! Curious about us Westerners, but quick to smile and wave, too.
“Squatty Potties” are a whole ‘nother experience…
Quickly became “experts” in […]

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…and that’s just the count for my *personal* email…
3 personal voice mail messages: one from the Doggie ER checking up on Alfred (I’m sure he’s doing very well, especially once Bananne & GG sprung him and his crony Ernie from Doggie Camp); #2 was incomprehensible for 24 seconds; #3 was my Uncle Don checking up […]

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The Intermittent Blogger is going to be non-existent for a bit over 2 weeks…after surviving Graduation on Wednesday, an 18th birthday on Friday, a “Triple-Whammy” Open House on Saturday (to cover Graduation, 18th birthday and “Bon Voyage”), we’ve been going through our preparations for hitting the road tomorrow for the first leg of our trip […]

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to change a headlight bulb?
Well, at one point on Wednesday, I saw 3 (yep, counted ‘em - *3*) standing over the open hood of the DGSLD trying to figure out just how to get TO the bulb to get it out!!
Quite some time later, they apparently succeeded, as the DGSLD has two eyes again.

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From the Detroit Free Press
…and the cool thing is, they are all friends of Nook’s! A definitely unique way to encourage decency.  And the first winner is another long-time friend of Nook’s - since Middle School, and definitely worthy of the award.
Now, according to one of Nook’s teachers…she and a couple of her female […]

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Another case of the “too-short weekends”!!
Friday? Got in 2.75 hours overtime (which I got to charge, will find out if it gets paid… Apparently, I’ve not been switched from Ivan to Allen yet in the system???). Left early enough to go home, help Janet and ED figure out the costs of going to Kentwood […]

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