Swimming for Kristina.

Last fall, Kristina Pinto (aka The Marathon Mama) decided to run the 2007 Boston Marathon for the Dana-Farber Marathon Challenge, which raises money for basic cancer research. When I heard about Kristina’s committment, it reminded me of the many cancer victims and survivors in my own family, and my failure to have committed anything at [...]

Shopping done

Well, sort of. I took this picture the night I thought I had finished my shopping. I even bought myself a box of on-sale chocolates in the last store I was in (Bloomie’s, buying Sexual eau de cologne for my father) to celebrate. On Christmas Eve morning, when I blissfully started my wrapping, loving the [...]

Infestation continues.

There were 15 moths again last night. So far that’s the record. If it goes up to 16, I’m going to take another picture. (I wish I knew how to minimize the glare from the flash.)
My voice teacher pointed out why the moths are acting strangely: They’re not supposed to be alive this long, and [...]