We had our company holiday party tonight. We rarely eat out; we rarely dress up; we don’t know anybody up here, so we rarely socialize. Holiday parties involve all three. I’m happy to report we performed flawlessly. My wife looked stunning, as did I (natch), and I feel we mixed and mingled with grace and [...]

Back from the dentist about an hour ago. There was a temp. dental hygienist who did my teeth and MAN… did she go to town with the scraper. I’ve never been scraped with so much force or vigor. It was the opposite of pleasant. The dentist noted that I have a mucogingival defect on tooth [...]

The furnace guy left a minute ago. We’ve been having horrible pinging/popping sounds in our upstairs baseboard heating pipes… enough to wake us up most nights when the heater kicks on. From what I understand, many times this is caused by air in the pipes. The solution is to flush the pipes… run water through [...]

It’s back. Again. Since the new year started, I’ve been getting headaches at work, starting around mid-afternoon, lasting until an hour or so after I get home. It’s not blinding pain — I’ve certainly had worse headaches — but it’s enough to let me know, “Hey! I’m here!”. Work isn’t especially stressful these days, and [...]

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