2018-05-04 14:50
{summary}Fourteen years ago, almost to the minute, my father passed into the great beyond. I'm lighting a candle, of course. I may or may not pay my respects at the cemetery. I mean, I shoul… Read More
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A somewhat derailed train of thought. Sometimes profound, often profane, always deep.
2018-04-04 01:19
{summary}Miz Shoes has had quite enough of being quiet, thank you. I've gotten over the shock of the Thing That Cannot Be Named. Back to the blog.
So, when I left the world of corporate Am… Read More
2017-02-16 16:46
{summary}And Miz Shoes just doesn't feel like talking about it anymore. For the foreseeable future, this site is going dark. Enjoy the archives Read More
2016-12-16 19:23
{summary}As you may or may not know, I have that tattooed on my forearm. It's a much needed reminder, some days more than others. It is particularly ironic in light of my recent Baker acting… Read More
2016-10-16 17:26
{summary}Y'know, I had an essay written in my head. It was all about the second coming of my feminism, and it was deep and thoughtful and intended as a public apology to Hillary Clinton for… Read More
2016-09-18 16:41
{summary}It was a gorgeous dusk in the 772, and promised a gorgeous sunset. The RLA and I took out the old 'vette for a long run down old A-1-A, looking to get a burger and a beer at Harry a… Read More
2016-09-14 20:24
{summary}How to get an OCD ex-webmaster to volunteer for your organization in one quick lesson. I just hit send.
"Your site is non-functional. I spent the greater part of today resizing my p… Read More
2016-03-19 18:53
{summary}Yesterday’s experiment in dyeing with lichens was, you’ll excuse the expression, a complete wash out. Today we do something constructive and terrifying: edit the closet… Read More
2016-03-19 18:53
{summary}Man, that was a stretch, but you try figuring out a rock lyric with the word “lichen” in it. The tree trimmers were kind enough to leave all of the oak tree trimmings wi… Read More
2016-03-19 18:53
{summary}We have reached the part of this adventure where we must purchase new appliances. We must decide on what flooring we will be using. Which range/cooktop/oven/double ovens (or combina… Read More
2016-03-19 18:53
{summary}This has to happen. This needs to happen.
I was making potato pierogi, and idly thinking about things I’d seen on Facebook today, as one does. This Bruce Springsteen/Jimmy F… Read More
2016-03-03 15:48
{summary}What to make of Bernie Sanders, the Jew. See, there is this whole thing going on among American Jews... is Bernie Jewish enough? Why doesn't Bernie talk about his Judaism more? I'll… Read More
2016-01-20 16:10
{summary}As the great Bob Dylan once said, "Who says you can't go home again, of course you can." It's true. I did. What he should have said was that you can't start blogging again once you… Read More
2016-01-11 19:47
{summary}R.I.P. David Bowie. When I heard the news, I was instantly transported back to autumn of 1972, when "Changes" played in heavy, yet always welcome, rotation on WVUM, the voice of the… Read More
2015-11-29 17:41
{summary}The following is a letter I wrote to Sirius XM and the Underground Garage.
"Last night I was listening to the Underground Garage channel on SiriusXM. It's my favorite. Chris Carter… Read More
2015-10-29 23:29
{summary}If, as they say in most every mystic tradition, being the seventh son of a seventh son is a big deal, then what is there to say about me? I am the only daughter of an only daughter… Read More
2015-10-05 19:49
{summary}1. It's been so long since I wrote code (and enjoyed it) that I have done everything in my power today to avoid sitting down and banging out code. Which is exactly the task I have s… Read More
2015-05-25 13:40
{summary}Here's the thing: I never really watched Mad Men. I kept up with it by reading many and various recaps: Tom and Lorenzo, of course, but also recaps that came from advertising that r… Read More
2015-05-24 19:20
{summary}Well, happy birthday, Bob Dylan. Once again, the invitation to dinner at my house has been ignored. I understand, I really do. One can only assume you are at your mom's house, where… Read More
2015-04-15 15:29
{summary}Geez. It's been so long since I updated this blog that I seem to have forgotten how to use the system. Which is a bad thing, since I came in to the office today to build a new web s… Read More
2014-12-12 16:26
{summary}So. On Monday, your author turns 60.
This led me to consider the ways I have celebrated birthdays of significant number in the past. On my 21st birthday, I took a final exam for m… Read More
2014-10-28 20:12
{summary}Or, more accurately, in the hamster treadmill of yours truly's mind. I started with the bathroom, packing up stuff I won't need in the next 2 months, probably less, but who knows fo… Read More
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