Yes, I'm still up.

I’m afraid to try to go to sleep. I think the cold, which has left the other parts of my body, has settled deep into my lungs and turning into bronchitis. Dr. J gets to see us tomorrow morning. She knows us. She knows to let us mutter and whine about all the physical ailments Continue reading Yes, I'm still up.

The saga of the boiler

My husband loves his boiler. I’m sorry — you young folks don’t know that that’s what we old Midwestern chicks call our furnaces. (They work through steam — they boil water… Get it?) Alright, where was I? My husband loves his boiler. It doesn’t matter that he doesn’t understand it. It doesn’t matter what instructions Continue reading The saga of the boiler

In Memoriam

Fluffy the Laptop is in mourning today. Macintosh computer creator Raskin dead at 61 SAN JOSE, Calif. The man behind the Mac is dead. Jef Raskin, who conceived Apple Computer’s groundbreaking Macintosh but left the company before it came out, was 61. His family says Raskin died Saturday night at his home in Pacifica, California. Continue reading In Memoriam