Last second decision to cheer instead of run for Turkey Trot. I've gotta say, cheering is significantly more fun.
Folks stopped for photos with me, or told me my sign gets 1st place, and a cop said my energy was giving him "the will to work." Nobody says nice shit like that to me while I'm racing.
Folks stopped for photos with me, or told me my sign gets 1st place, and a cop said my energy was giving him "the will to work." Nobody says nice shit like that to me while I'm racing.
November 27, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Last second decision to cheer instead of run for Turkey Trot. I've gotta say, cheering is significantly more fun.
Folks stopped for photos with me, or told me my sign gets 1st place, and a cop said my energy was giving him "the will to work." Nobody says nice shit like that to me while I'm racing.
Folks stopped for photos with me, or told me my sign gets 1st place, and a cop said my energy was giving him "the will to work." Nobody says nice shit like that to me while I'm racing.
Supposedly VRE is drastically changing their schedule starting in January due to the (long overdue) bridge construction. But I can't find the actual updates anywhere. The website just says "some trains" will terminate in Alexandria. Distressing for those of us who BOARD the train at Alexandria.
November 24, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Supposedly VRE is drastically changing their schedule starting in January due to the (long overdue) bridge construction. But I can't find the actual updates anywhere. The website just says "some trains" will terminate in Alexandria. Distressing for those of us who BOARD the train at Alexandria.
Does anyone in the DC area have experience getting a Stairlift installed on short notice?
November 18, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Does anyone in the DC area have experience getting a Stairlift installed on short notice?
OMG! There's a new Very Fancy Bird!
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November 18, 2025 at 3:06 AM
OMG! There's a new Very Fancy Bird!
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The end of the shutdown is really going to mess with my (unofficial) NaNoWriMo momentum. Farewell, midweek midday coffee shop visits. 😞
November 13, 2025 at 11:44 PM
The end of the shutdown is really going to mess with my (unofficial) NaNoWriMo momentum. Farewell, midweek midday coffee shop visits. 😞
I can't stop laughing at this video. Play it on repeat. Send it straight into my veeeeiiiiinsss!!!
What Went Wrong with Russia’s First AI Robot?
YouTube video by Mojo Story
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November 12, 2025 at 9:05 PM
I can't stop laughing at this video. Play it on repeat. Send it straight into my veeeeiiiiinsss!!!
DC-area folks! I'm selling a bunch of my grandmother's glassware, etc. She was a very class lady with exquisite taste (that didn't pass down to me.) Look me up (Elga Ozols) on Facebook marketplace for full listings (more to come), or DM me here. Pictured = a couple highlights.
November 12, 2025 at 5:58 PM
DC-area folks! I'm selling a bunch of my grandmother's glassware, etc. She was a very class lady with exquisite taste (that didn't pass down to me.) Look me up (Elga Ozols) on Facebook marketplace for full listings (more to come), or DM me here. Pictured = a couple highlights.
I hit 20K words today for (unofficial) NaNoWriMo! Hope3 is coming along nicely! (knock on wood)
Hope3 NaNoWriMo tracking
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November 12, 2025 at 12:14 AM
I hit 20K words today for (unofficial) NaNoWriMo! Hope3 is coming along nicely! (knock on wood)
Has anyone tried the Spice Kraft Thanksgiving menu? Any feedback? Can you request spice levels? I have "non-adventurous eaters" coming to my house, but I think I could sell it if it's not spicy.
November 5, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Has anyone tried the Spice Kraft Thanksgiving menu? Any feedback? Can you request spice levels? I have "non-adventurous eaters" coming to my house, but I think I could sell it if it's not spicy.
I have begun the draft of my next Hope the Little Fox novel, using the basic format from the beloved but now-defunct NaNoWriMo challenge: 50,000 words in 30 days. Want to follow my progress? Here's my rudimentary tracking spreadsheet:
docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
Hope3 NaNoWriMo tracking
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November 3, 2025 at 2:48 PM
I have begun the draft of my next Hope the Little Fox novel, using the basic format from the beloved but now-defunct NaNoWriMo challenge: 50,000 words in 30 days. Want to follow my progress? Here's my rudimentary tracking spreadsheet:
docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
Well hot dang... I've just learned that NaNoWriMo doesn't exist anymore. And here I was just sitting down to start up my next novel draft after not participating in a couple years. This is very disappointing.
November 3, 2025 at 12:14 AM
Well hot dang... I've just learned that NaNoWriMo doesn't exist anymore. And here I was just sitting down to start up my next novel draft after not participating in a couple years. This is very disappointing.
Post a game that you remember playing that no one else remembers.
October 30, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Post a game that you remember playing that no one else remembers.
Any Alexandria folks got a lead on places doing Thanksgiving take-out that you do NOT need to re-heat?
(I may re-ask this a few times as the date nears.)
(I may re-ask this a few times as the date nears.)
October 29, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Any Alexandria folks got a lead on places doing Thanksgiving take-out that you do NOT need to re-heat?
(I may re-ask this a few times as the date nears.)
(I may re-ask this a few times as the date nears.)
Exhibit A for my belief that Rosemont could dominate Del Ray in a Halloween decorations duel.
October 23, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Exhibit A for my belief that Rosemont could dominate Del Ray in a Halloween decorations duel.
They've announced the finalists for the Del Ray house decorating competition. In case anyone else likes to use these for a fun running/walking/biking/whatever adventure, I'm sharing my route map. A full loop is 3.3 miles.
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October 22, 2025 at 2:21 PM
They've announced the finalists for the Del Ray house decorating competition. In case anyone else likes to use these for a fun running/walking/biking/whatever adventure, I'm sharing my route map. A full loop is 3.3 miles.
This is hammock weather. Everyone go read and/or take a nap outside.
October 19, 2025 at 4:51 PM
This is hammock weather. Everyone go read and/or take a nap outside.
I saw someone posting about John Brown since it's the anniversary of his raid on Harper's Ferry. Which makes me think today is an appropriate day to recommend one of my favorite books by my favorite author....
Please read Midnight Rising by Tony Horwitz
It's FASCINATING.
Please read Midnight Rising by Tony Horwitz
It's FASCINATING.
Midnight Rising: John Brown and the Raid That Sparked t…
A New York Times Notable Book for 2011 A Library Journa…
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October 17, 2025 at 3:05 PM
I saw someone posting about John Brown since it's the anniversary of his raid on Harper's Ferry. Which makes me think today is an appropriate day to recommend one of my favorite books by my favorite author....
Please read Midnight Rising by Tony Horwitz
It's FASCINATING.
Please read Midnight Rising by Tony Horwitz
It's FASCINATING.
I am not thrilled that the Amazon algorithm things that this garbage is "related to" my beautiful novel about challenging gender norms and finding your place in the world.
(www.amazon.com/Audible-Hope...)
(www.amazon.com/Audible-Hope...)
October 15, 2025 at 6:28 PM
I am not thrilled that the Amazon algorithm things that this garbage is "related to" my beautiful novel about challenging gender norms and finding your place in the world.
(www.amazon.com/Audible-Hope...)
(www.amazon.com/Audible-Hope...)
My spouse took a bathroom break during our Home Depot trip and asked me to wait for him in the garden section. This happened instead.
October 14, 2025 at 4:14 AM
My spouse took a bathroom break during our Home Depot trip and asked me to wait for him in the garden section. This happened instead.
This is not my house, but it is the best house. Kudos to whoever set up this masterpiece on Monroe Ave!
October 13, 2025 at 5:46 PM
This is not my house, but it is the best house. Kudos to whoever set up this masterpiece on Monroe Ave!
Ok, let's see if any of this survives the storms long enough for the day care to see it.
Still to do post-storms: all the flying/hanging ghosts.
Still to do post-storms: all the flying/hanging ghosts.
October 11, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Ok, let's see if any of this survives the storms long enough for the day care to see it.
Still to do post-storms: all the flying/hanging ghosts.
Still to do post-storms: all the flying/hanging ghosts.
Hot Take: The Del Ray Halloween house-decorating competition should expand its boundary to include Rosemont. WHO'S WITH ME?!
October 11, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Hot Take: The Del Ray Halloween house-decorating competition should expand its boundary to include Rosemont. WHO'S WITH ME?!
I know a lot of folks are still home on furlough, and it's cold outside, which makes this the perfect time to snuggle up with a good book or two. I promise that the Hope the Little Fox series is the perfect blend of escapism and righteous indignation that you need right now.
Hope the Little Fox
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October 10, 2025 at 5:16 PM
I know a lot of folks are still home on furlough, and it's cold outside, which makes this the perfect time to snuggle up with a good book or two. I promise that the Hope the Little Fox series is the perfect blend of escapism and righteous indignation that you need right now.
I've just been informed that parents from the daycare by my house are "eagerly awaiting" my Halloween decorations. Presumably because the kids go on mini-field-trips past my yard every day in October to look at the werewolf. Glad to know I'm sparking joy for the youths.
October 6, 2025 at 9:57 PM
I've just been informed that parents from the daycare by my house are "eagerly awaiting" my Halloween decorations. Presumably because the kids go on mini-field-trips past my yard every day in October to look at the werewolf. Glad to know I'm sparking joy for the youths.