Real conversation that took place btwn me and Ted the other day: Me, observing Ted pop a pill in his mouth DRY and SWALLOW WITHOUT WATER: You don’t take a drink of water when you take a pill? Ted, looking at me oddly (the gall!), shaking his head: Subsequent. Me, wondering if I married a […]
MoreAt the risk of sounding like a heinous, pretentious prick, I’ve started running again…and I’d forgotten how much I love it. I mean, the first five minutes are hell on wheels: You’re plodding, the balls of your feet hurt, your music sucks, you’re still thinking about all of the other more productive things you could […]
MoreOnce upon a time, there was a writer who had previously blogged and tweeted a lot and loved doing so but then ~went pro~ (started making a few pennies per post for clients) and had zero inclinations to write her own stuff in her vanishingly spare free time. It’s a tale as old as time. […]
MoreAdoption’s been in the news quite a bit recently, and not for great reasons. Curious about how the adoption process actually works for normal people? It’s hard! Here’s how our homestudy went. The agency needed to verify that we would be OK to raise a baby. We had to prove 4 things. Safety. The fire […]
MoreAre EVs actually cheaper to drive than Internal Combustion Engine (or I.C.E.) cars? I analyzed real data from our Nissan Leaf to find out. As the EV market heats up, many people are asking how affordable they actually are. EV sales in North America have doubled since 2020, and they’re still only 1/2 of European […]
MoreWe recently got a used EV. It’s a 2018 Nissan Leaf. Now that we’ve gotten to know the car, here are my first impressions. FIRST, why did we get an EV?? Well, we needed a new car. Our previous vehicle was a 2011 Nissan Versa, and it finally bit the dust. Way too expensive to […]
MoreThe price of gas at our local pump is now over $4 per gallon! Little known fact: The price of gas is NOT actually set by Joe Biden’s command! The president doesn’t have that kind of magic control. Do you like the free market? Are supply and demand your favorite jams? Let’s take a closer […]
MoreIf my manufacturing production relied on supplies that were delayed by disrupted truck transit routes (like recalcitrant protests blocking bridges), then I would be taking a closer look at my material process flow to find a solution. The longer the disruptions delay material shipments, the higher the costs accumulate. I would evaluate some short-term options: […]
MoreOne week ago, a bridge collapsed in Pittsburgh. It was the same day that President Biden visited to speak about the Infrastructure Law that was enacted last year. A short commentary about that bridge failure: Constructed things (like bridges) have a designed lifetime but won’t last forever, even with repairs. Infrastructure investments are rarely convenient. […]
MoreHey, waterbear. It’s your mom. I read something interesting the other day. (Be forewarned that I’m going to use this as a topical conversation starter WAY MORE than any human ever should. Apologies in advance?) Basically, the idea was this: At the end of times, when we’re standing before the pearly gates and Peter’s bringing […]
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