Serendipity (N.)
Definition: finding something unexpected and useful while searching for something else entirely.
Usage: Last night on the Twitter, my friend Nick the Geek offered a pile of dog hair to anyone who wanted it.
Well, what serendipity! I had just decided on my topic for today’s post. DOG HAIR.
Now you might think that an offer of dog [...]

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Wordless Wednesday
Hannah’s Christmas Gift from Her Aunt Donna:

Sewing Lessons!
…and…

A New Custom-made Dress!

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I might have mentioned on the Twitter once or twice that we’re doing something different for Thanksgiving this year: Celebrating at the BEACH.
Yep, tomorrow my Beloved will cook turkey with all the trimmings in a high-rise rental condo overlooking the Gulf of Mexico.
(Your jealousy is entirely justified.)
(I apologize for gloating.)
(Not really.)
So we’re looking forward to [...]

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So Charlie tells me that my skipping over Thanksgiving to listen to Christmas songs is demotivating for him as the family Thanksgiving dinner cook.
“Wha?”
“Well,” he says, “It’s like if a football team…”
(What is UP with men and sports analogies?)
“…is prepping for the final playoffs before the Super Bowl and my teammate starts shouting ‘Woooot! Super [...]

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