Monthly Archives: February 2012
Easy Go
Last month, the Beloved and I watched the film Margin Call. It was a dramatized take on the events at a prominent Wall Street financial firm (they should have disguised the name as Breeman Lothers) as the home mortgage based … Continue reading
Book Review: 11/22/63 by Stephen King
At the end of 2011, I was surprised to see Stephen King’s latest book 11/22/63 on a number of “Best of the Year” lists. And not just best “Horror” or best “genre” type of lists – but honest-to-goodness “Best of … Continue reading
[C'est Top]
This year The Beloved is celebrating a birthday that may or may not end in a zero. Befitting such a milestone, I’d asked her to think about how she might want to celebrate it. It was actually a pretty short … Continue reading
Penny’s Big Day
It was a big day around The Aerie yesterday – Penny’s 3rd Birthday! We celebrated by signing up for a 5k Walk/Run to benefit one of the local animal hospitals and shelters. Lost in the fine print of the sign-up … Continue reading
Point of Contention
It probably comes as no surprise that from time to time we enjoy a good happy hour here at The Aerie. But other than mixing a good cocktail, what else does that involve? Well, when it’s either too dark (Standard … Continue reading
Friday Drabble: Awakenings
A drabble is a very short story of exactly 100 words. Feel free to join in and write your own drabbles on Fridays and tag them with “friday drabble” and on Twitter with the hashtag #fridaydrabble. With Valentine’s Day around the corner, … Continue reading
Never Break The Chain
As a scientist, I’m not predisposed to giving into superstition.* And when you come visit our laboratory, I would invite you to ignore the Money Cat and the stolen Manger Hay. Earlier, Lenore Diane tagged me in a chain letter … Continue reading
