Asymptomatic

In late November, seeing a need for portable computing capability, I placed an order for a new notebook.

Basically, work was ramping up. Working at home is great, but sometimes you've just got to get out of the house. If you put in enough hours working and then don't go out in the evening, you can run a whole week without stepping foot out of the house. As a matter of fact, I haven't put gas in my car in a month. (Although I will admit that we usually take Berta's car out when we go out for family trips.)

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I think the threshhold of my bathroom is a mind-wiping device.

At 5:53am, I woke up unexpectedly. No alarm, although there was one additional child in the bed at the time, and they tend to kick. I mused at the idea of how he might be affected when the alarm went off in seven minutes, and concluded that he'd simply sleep through it, like any good 2-year-old. It then occurred to me that the alarm wouldn't be going off in seven minutes, but in eight.

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This writing pad is specially lined so that you can draft your next million dollar screenplay with a pen or pencil while on the go, and not a word-processor.

It seems silly to long for the golden age of New Years parties, but I remember them fondly.

This year - quite currently - Berta has prepared meatball marinara with rolls and a nice corn dip for the Frito Scoops. There's some assorted fruit and Chex mix, too. All this food, it's a shame nobody came. Not that we invited anyone.

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