So, a month or so ago, I was sitting on the couch, watching a video – I forget what it was. I had my cat Shark on my lap. I also had been eating a bit of dessert, and had a glass of milk in my hand, resting on the couch next to my leg. … Read more

I don’t normally write restaurant reviews, but then, this isn’t really a normal review. That is to say, I have nothing to say about the food at Marge’s Kitchen, because I haven’t actually had any. Here is the story: Marge’s Kitchen is a small breakfast restaurant in Northampton, MA. It’s a short walk from where … Read more

This past August, I went hiking on Section 8 of the M-M Trail. Unlike the previous hike in section 7 (see previous post), I did this one by myself. I hiked this section from East to West, starting at Mt. Harris Rd. in Southeast Amherst, and finishing at the Notch Visitor Center on Route 116. … Read more

Here in Western Massachusetts, we have a lot of hiking trails, and some of them go over mountains (they’re really more like big hills, but we call them mountains). In particular, trails run along the Holyoke Range, which is just to the East of the Connecticut River. Every year, the students and staff of the … Read more

Or, “What I did on my summer vacation” So, I’ve had some stuff I’ve wanted to post for quite some time, but haven’t had time to blog for a while, as a result of searching for apartments, moving, and setting up the new household. Now I have gotten caught up, and will present the first … Read more

I find it amusing that the 2 senators who conceded today are named Burns and Allen.

So, some number of weeks ago we had heard a scratching sound in some of the kitchen cupboards.  We suspected mice.  Fortunately, this cupboard area did not contain any food.  At one point, a small furry thing was spotted briefly, and the cookbooks in the cupboard then got removed to prevent their being shredded. Plans … Read more

My domain has been transferred to a new registrar and hosting provider.  I actually posted with the same title as above before moving the blog to the new server, but apparently that post didn’t make it over.  So the move wasn’t quite as transparent as I thought. In any case, it seems to be all … Read more

Yesterday I went to Albany, NY for the annual Tulip Festival. It wasn’t anything intrinsic to this festival that drew me (though I do like tulips), but rather the fact that there were a couple of stages of entertainment, and the headlining act was They Might Be Giants. Those who know me know that I’m … Read more

I was looking through the stats for my website today, and was amused to discover a couple of things. First, one of the referring sites to my site was the blog of a somewhat famous person. It turned out that, in comments about Mooney going to the midwest to speak, someone remarking on Michigan made … Read more