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sick and tired

Monday, October 10th, 2005

I was feeling pretty droopy last night and came to bed around 10:45 ready to go to sleep. Kate, however, was deep in the last 20 pages of “A Breath of Snow and Ashes”, and stayed up to finish it, re-reading the last couple of pages several times sitting on the edge of the [...]

Motorcycle regarding leaves

Friday, October 7th, 2005

Motorcycle regarding leaves

After two years of wondering whether or not my motorcycle’s electrics were totally shot (despite 3 mechanics’ saying it was fixed, the battery would not hold a charge) I bought a fresh battery, drove it around a bit, and then risked bringing it up to New Hampshire [...]

Pact

Wednesday, September 28th, 2005

Amazon.com: Pact
I can’t speak highly enough about Pact’s WORTH project, which works on women’s literacy and financial empowerment worldwide. They’ve done astounding work in Nepal and Africa, they’re eyeing how to go into Afghanistan, and they’re a finalist for a milion-dollar matching award from Amazon… if they’re the non-profit who raises the most money [...]

Bandages galore

Friday, September 2nd, 2005

My left index finger is bandaged up, as previously noted. My right pinky has a dinky bandaid on it after we used it for getting a drop of blood out for a hematocrit this morning. And now I’ve got ice and a pressure bandage inside my right elbow after we had to stop [...]

things it’s hard to do with my left index finger all bandaged

Wednesday, August 24th, 2005

avoid banging it into things
adequately wash right armpit using only right hand
flip lefthanded bird to Boston drivers
typre legibvly
get back on horse that threw me by chopping more scallions
play foosball
play disturbingly addictive online game, World of Warcraft (more on this later)
toss niece Sabrina around

avoid getting extra-thorough smelling by any cat or dog I meet, presumably [...]