Can’t Wait!

BBC America is finally airing ‘Tipping the Velvet’ beginning May 23rd.

Mentally Preparing for “The Project” (The First in My ‘Get off Your Ass’ Series)

It’s time. The situation has been critical for months. It’s been looming large and I’ve arrived at a point that I can actually do it. I no longer have other tasks that are more pressing to use as an excuse. No more procrastination… I must clean out my closets and dressers. This weekend, because it’s… Continue reading Mentally Preparing for “The Project” (The First in My ‘Get off Your Ass’ Series)

Ummmm, yeah

Excerpt from an email from a co-worker: I fancy old fashioned quill pens with ink wells, seals/ring seals, and parchment paper (that’s from my history background), so I put a quill pen and ink well at the top of each of those pages as the office ‘symbol.’ If you have a better one or a… Continue reading Ummmm, yeah

Thank You, Baby!

The parrot has learned to whistle this much of Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony. (Yes, that much of it!) It all started with my whistling the first four notes… da da da dum. Woodstock picked that up and Mel continued to teach him the rest of the famous intro, repeating it back to him many times. He… Continue reading Thank You, Baby!