Cleaning Things

So one of our friends is coming to stay with us for the rest of the week. I usually love house guests, and am equally looking forward to this one as well, probably more so as she’s one of Meghan …

These are my Happy Places

Meghan Empty Mission bars at off-hour times A clean kitchen My first cup of coffee in the morning My second cup of coffee in the morning Working with Neil, Bert, Trevor, and Dunstan Both cats …

The Unplanned Bank Transfer Day Participant

So my Wells Fargo Visa credit card expires at the end of the month and I’ve been getting the notifications from various services that I’ve set up for automatic payments that it’s …

Look at these people

Aren’t they just great? http://www.flickr.com/apps/slideshow/show.swf?v=109615

Man and the Myth

When we consider, however, instead of the physical, the psychological character of our species, the most evident distinguishing sign is man’s organization of his life according primarily to mythic, …

A Sunday Story

This morning, we decided to bike to brunch somewhere. After a relaxing ride through Golden Gate Park—where the streets are closed as usual on Sundays—we first stopped by Outerlands but, as usual, the …

Things Around My House

No matter how insignificant a photo seems at the time I took it, I’ve never regretted taking any of the ones that captured genuine moments. It’s these little moments that I’m not …

Morning Ritual

What’s your morning ritual? Here’s mine: My alarm is always set for 7. This means I wake up anytime between 6:00 and 7:30. I instantly grab my iPhone to check email and read the Twitter …

My New Rule for RSS

A couple of months ago, I realized that I spent way too many spare moments in front of my computer screen, trying to get my Google Reader unread count to zero. Then, I realized that when I did get to …