Fearful Symmetries

It was a great gift for me that my father-in-law and his wife have maintained our relationship in the face of my divorce. The former invited...

One of the pleasures of autumn for me is Orion in antelucan sky. It makes me feel as if it is looking down on me, watching over me. It also ...

Yesterday there was a problem with a device in Saukville and I sent an email out notifying interested parties. The subject: Don't go bac...

I've got some Pearl Jam up loud in my headphones and I am petting Piper in between texts to an old friend who knows more about baseball ...

 

Over the weekend a friend and I made our third? fourth? trek out to Lapacek's Orchard of the season. It was pumpkin picking time and a ...

The battle raged on this past weekend at my friend's house as we played BattleTech for the first time. Well, it was the initial outing f...

My boss' garden had a bumper+ crop of cucumbers this year and so she turned a significant portion of her harvest into refrigerator pickl...

While in Concord I picked up some Boston Harbor Tea , a (theoretically) fine blend of teas by the same company whose tea was thrown overboar...

'Tis the season for roasting chestnuts and, when I found them at the supermarket, I bought some thinking it would be fun to roast them. ...

I now get to watch the dawn from my office.

A friend gave me a Japanese chocolate bar with a label that was bursting with cuteness. Upon opening the wrapper, I found that a kitten trad...

A friend treated me to dinner last night at Swagat in Sun Prairie and I ordered something I've never had before: hariyali chicken. Inst...

This song meant a lot to me as the move from Chicago to Wisconsin loomed in my future. Now, in the new apartment, it once again has a specia...

I busted out the breadmaker yesterday and tried my hand at making a loaf of rye bread. Well, "making" is a bit of an overstatement...

My stepson printed this, a housewarming gift for me.     While there's a long way to go and a lot of unpacking to do, this helps greatly...

A couple weeks back I discovered that the east side Woodman's was carrying a selection of delicious comestibles from a Polish bakery dow...

Last week I spied a woodpecker clinging to the side of the house. I don't think I've ever gotten this close to one, albeit with a wi...

A friend who is going through a divorce of her own sent me a couple gifts and a lovely card with an equally lovely sentiment. A small gestur...

I spied a payphone yesterday. Sadly, it had no dial tone.

Seen at Gamehole Con : I hemmed and hawed on buying a bottle and by the time I decided to pull the trigger they were out.

I went to get ice cream the other day and when I saw this I chuckled to myself because my brain started thinking snappy nappy dugout. Hmm...

Here is the schedule for this year's Madison Polish Film Festival which again takes place over the course of 2 Sundays: 9 November 3:00 ...