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Supporting Small Businesses This Holiday

I’ve been sick for just about a solid week now, and I am cranky. I guess I should be happy that I am getting a little better every day and I can breathe out of my nose again, most of the time. Still, Christmas doesn’t care that you’re sick. To paraphrase Dr. Seuss, it will…

December 8, 2025

August Interlude

Not much happened this week. I looked into laptop options for T; N bought a bike, with some birthday money from us and his own money. We worked on training Rocco and Molly received adoption applications. There were more doctor appointments for some of us. It was in the 90s all week but I still…

August 17, 2025

Firsts of the Season

This was a beautiful weekend from start to finish. Yesterday, Tom and I took Rocco to Timber Creek dog park and got our steps in. It was a little breezy, in the 70s, and sunny. Back at home, T. and I sat down and knocked out some of our college-related tasks: filling out forms, watching…

May 12, 2025

I’m Not Hungry Anymore

Shout-out to everyone who participated in the economic blackout on Friday! It wasn’t too much of a hardship for me. I just checked that I had gas the night before. After that it was a typical no-spend day. We did get pizza from a local pizzeria for dinner, paying cash, which was allowed. I hope…

March 2, 2025

Abandoned Carts

Tis the season for filling online shopping carts and then, if you’re me, leaving the tab open on my phone for a couple days or months. Sometimes I intentionally abandon the cart, hoping that the retailer will notice and send me a coupon code. Sometimes the cart holds something that really seemed like a good…

December 9, 2024