Happy Friday! Today is National Gingerbread Day (in June? That seems very Decemberish), National Doughnut Day (again? Didn’t we already have that?), and most importantly, Summer Friday number two of 2026. Today I went to the gym, picked up a…
Wordless Wednesday 2026: Week 23
(I know, I know, I know, everything’s a lie on the internet)
The end of an era
I first got online in mid-1994 via the Prodigy network. At the time, even though my user name was the very impersonal KYFX39A, when I logged into the chat rooms (at 1.99 an hour, a significant fiscal misstep at the…
Friday 5: Chipping in
Happy Friday! Today is National Paper Clip Day (My favorite is Clippy) and National Coq Au Vin Day (pretty tasty!). It was also a working Summer Friday, which are delightfully quiet. I worked at a coffeeshop this morning to keep…
Wordless Wednesday 2026: Week 22
(this is the year of cheating on Wordless Wednesday, I guess)
The Mug Life Chose Me #8: Orange Bird
Back when I was a kid, Florida was so well known for its oranges that people would literally bring them home as souvenirs for family. I can’t imagine handing a tween a bag of oranges these days, but back when…
