"But one has to make some sort of choice," said Harriet. "And between one desire and another, how is one to know which things are really of overmastering importance?" "We can only know that," said Miss de Vine, "when th…

I'm sitting here coughing my lungs out and trying to scald my throat into submission with hot tea. I risk implying blogging is brainless, but besides that, there's not much I can do besides sit here and wait for this cou…

I ran a 5K road race today (Saturday). Considering it's been almost four months since I've run at all, and a good seven months since I've run even two straight miles, I'm gratified that I kept up a steady 11 minute mile …

You know, it's kind of sad when you're too busy to realize whether you're stressed or not. And still sadder when you're reduced to finding out by obseving how much chocolate you consume. If I say I'm fine, then devour h…