I've been thinking about birds recently.  In particular, I've been pondering the thrill that runs through me every time I see th...

Among the Ferengi people of the Star Trek universe, there is a belief in the Great Material Continuum .  This represents the trade that they...

I definitely do not look this happy when I am scrubbing the tub. Image from Deviantly Domesticated (with funny commentary on lots of vin...

Prompted by a Facebook discussion of my last post : All this talk about professional cleaners got me to thinking about the distinction be...

Sometimes, while I am engaged in some unpleasant cleaning task, I think about how nice it would be to hire someone to do some of these clean...

Most of the blogs I read are fairly focused.  There are blogs about politics, or art, or science, or the joys of a gluten-free diet .  Some...

It's the end of June, and LGBTQ Pride Month is coming to a close.  Last week, I was pleased to attend the opening of the new exhibit at ...

Q and I celebrated our anniversary yesterday -- we've been together 23 years.  It feels like just yesterday we met, and yet I can't ...

You've decided to learn something new.  Say you've taken up the banjo * , for example, and you've never played a musical instru...

Lore and legend has long held that true names have power.  From the Egyptian gods of the netherworld to Rumpelstiltskin, deities and superna...