Some andecotes to amuse you... I drink peppermint tea every day during lunch at work. (I used to switch teas, but I'm not sure which one...

Today, the farthest I ventured was to the exercise room at the center of our apartment complex. With both snow and rain, I didn't want t...

Since I visited two states for the first time on this trip, I thought it would be a good time to update my state life list. I'm told I v...

OK, where did I leave off? I don't think I finished Day Three. Eugene and I had dinner at a nice restaurant in our hotel. Then we walked...

Eugene and I are in Las Vegas this week. He's doing continuing education; I'm on vacation. I have to pay for Internet access at the ...

Our friends Adam and Natalie came into town this weekend, so we planned to have dinner together and meet at the restaurant. Unfortunately, t...

You Are Bert Extremely serious and a little eccentric, people find you loveable - even if you don't love them! You are usually feeling: ...

I found a big box at my desk when I came into work this morning. (The roads were much better today, BTW.) It had arrived last night after I...

I hate to talk about the weather, but it was certainly blog-worthy today. I'm not sure how much snow we received, but with that and the ...

Eugene suggested the title of this post to make people wonder what we meant. No, we didn't find any babies for sale this weekend. Guess ...

I added a couple of new links to some more blogs. The first one is called "From Me to You," and it's written by a local Beatle...

Normally, I'm not surprised if people fail to notice when I have my hair cut. When my hair was below my shoulders, it's not so obvio...

Well, here's the new hairdo. Yes, we just took this, so I'm tired. Not much for me to say about the Super Bowl; I don't even und...

Remember how I announced I was pregnant? Horsemen Two and Three of the Apocalypse are on their way. A couple of weeks ago, I looked at my ha...

We hired a new scientist at work last month. We're not only sharing an office but also a printer, and my computer has been acting as the...

The Field Museum has a temporary exhibit on Gregor Johann Mendel, the monk whose work with peas led to the discovery of the laws of genetics...

As Eugene drove home from work last week, he saw a sign advertising a Billy Joel concert in the Chicago Area in April. We're fans; we sa...

Today, I did something I've been considering for a long time: I created a LiveJournal account. I was inspired to do so while commenting ...

I think I've mentioned before on this blog that I watch more TV now that I'm married and we have Dish Network. I probably still watc...

Eugene likes to suggest "deboning ice cream" as an activity for improv performers to act out. After the last time he used this one...