Monthly Archives: February 2013

So we stayed at a certain hotel in San Francisco recently, as I may have mentioned, recently. Nice hotel. As I said, the place is ever so slightly dated in some areas. And in others there are some somewhat strange … Continue reading →

On our last trip to San Francisco, we stayed at the Fairmount Hotel on Nob Hill. Once upon a time this was the hotel in San Francisco, and while it’s a bit dated and slightly shabby around the edges, it’s … Continue reading →

Recently in the security line of an unnamed airport in an unnamed city, we got caught behind Captain Oblivious. The Captain, stalwart voyager of the airways that he was, was a stereotypical Bay area denizen, if indeed one can find … Continue reading →

At this point we’ve largely recovered from the effects of the Great Septic Tank Freezing and Subsequent Sewage Backup Event of 2013. All contaminated materials have been disposed of, and the new drywall has been installed, spackled, sanded and painted. … Continue reading →

I’m convinced that I’ve taken the first steps along the path to becoming a full fledged cyborg. I haven’t actually had anything of an electro-mechanical nature implanted inside my body yet, but I’ve started dancing to the tune set by … Continue reading →

So here I am perched in front of my computer (in case you were wondering how I write this blog, I use one of those new-fangled Electronic Analytical Engines), which is located, most inconveniently, on the dining room table. Since … Continue reading →

I had this whole post written up about the ongoing reconstruction of our lower ground floor, as opposed to our upper ground floor, which is distinct from the other floors like the Observatory Floor with the attached Zeppelin dock. OK, … Continue reading →

Seriously, does anyone know how to use Roman numerals? I’ve always had a sneaking suspicion that people just string together a bunch of X’s, I’s, and V’s, throwing in an occasional C or M to keep everything fluid. So they’ve … Continue reading →

I’m just a traveling man, doing the best I can, dum de dum de dum, dum dum. We’re on the road, down here in the Central Floridian swamps, sussing out tidbits of information for Mary’s readers at mousesavers.com. We’ve had … Continue reading →