One of the blessings and curses of working for an educational institution is that we take part in professional development courses all the time. This quarter, our mandatory training session was in the area of “Diversity and Inclusion.” Today’s session was one of the more fantastic ones that have been offered. One of the exercises we […]
Frustrated beyond belief
Being an adult can be so freaking frustrating. You know, when I was a kid, I couldn’t wait to grow up. I spent every birthday just waiting until I could be another year older. My sister and I used to lay in bed at night and pretend to be “teenagers” because we couldn’t wait to have all the […]
Lies of omission?
Am I the only person in the world who feels that a “lie of omission” is still a lie? I was recently asked to do something without telling another party about it. This happens all the time, to all of us…. keeping secrets, right? We’ve been doing it since kindergarten. But this fact of omission […]
Recipe: Antipasti Squares
Lots of people have asked for the recipe for this since last weekend: 2 8oz cans Pillsbury crescent rolls 1/4 lb Swiss cheese slices (about 8 ) 1/4 lb Provolone slices (about 6) 1/4 lb Genoa salami, thinly sliced 1/4 lb Tavern ham, thinly sliced 1/4 lb Pepperoni, thinly sliced 1/2 c. grated Parmesan cheese […]
How To Paint A Guitar: 5150 Guitar Project Day 1
I’ve finally gotten up the nerve to attempt this 5150 paint job on the Kramer. I’ll be posting updated pictures and info on how the process has gone over the next few weeks. I hope to take what I learned from the experience of painting the Squire and apply that to this project for a […]
Helium
So, as I mentioned in an earlier post, I’ve started writing for www.helium.com. I’m still relatively new to the site, but finally managed to figure out how to track down my own articles for other to read. Shameless plug for my own work: go to http://www.helium.com/users/412010. This will take you to my page, and from […]
80s Team
Since Brandon’s been about as active on his blog as a three-toed sloth in hibernation (“Hi, Pot? Yeah, it’s me… Kettle. Know what color you are?”), I figured it was my duty and right as his wife to get his newest endeavor out on the internet. Brandon joined a band several months ago. An 80s […]
Selfish blogger
I have become a totally selfish “cheater” of a blogger. I realize it’s been quite some time since I’ve popped anything up on my blog. In my own defense, I’ve started posting some things on www.helium.com, since that site might actually make me some money (up to 2 pennies so far, baby!) whereas this…. not […]
Kitchen is DONE!!!
Finally, the kitchen renovation is complete!! Over the past month and a half, we’ve been bringing our kitchen to the 21st century. This meant, first of all, restaining our way outdated cabinets. The cabinets were a blah beige that we’ve hated since the day we moved in. Since replacing all of them was a little […]
Country Music Half Marathon
The Country Music Half Marathon is scheduled for April 26, 2008. Lots of folks from work are running it, as well as some friends from outside the office. I had been planning on running it right up until I screwed up my knee during the Disney Marathon. It’s been 5 weeks since then, so I’m […]