Breaking news from the NYT: Coast Guard Says Oil Rig Exploded in Gulf of Mexico, A.P. Reports An offshore oil rig exploded on Thursday in the Gulf of Mexico, west of the site of the April blast that caused the massive oil spill, the Coast Guard told the Associated Press. Coast Guard Petty Officer Casey Ranel said that the blast was reported by a commercial helicopter company on Thursday morning. Seven helicopters, two airplanes and four boats are en route…
A friend was telling me the other day that she went to work for her company because on a fluke she saw a sign on their headquarters that said they had won the Malcolm Baldridge National Award – she said, “I’m a goober who just thinks quality is so important particularly when running an organization.” I was thinking about loving your job and being excited about the possibilities of future growth within an organization. That…
I went to the park with Loca and Heidi this morning and my head was booming from this allergy or cold or whatever that I caught yesterday and can’t seem to shake. I ran into a fellow dog walker and she said to me that she had just found out yesterday she has been furloughed from her job (read: laid off). We walked together and talked and she told me that she would okay, she’s…
Michelle opened up a new yoga studio in MidCity on Canal Street. Actually, Libby will be the main person there but tonight was the grand opening and I went along with 100 other yoga followers. What an incredible space – it is in an old post office with a huge WPA mural across one entire side – the mural is about the making of sound and spans prehistoric and all races – it’s quite an…
We are now on the 4th season of the Wire and we’re already sad to know that it will end soon (only five seasons), but in a way it might be a good thing. The other night I dreamed Omar and I were being stalked by a killer. What bleeds through this drama more than anything is the sadness both T and I feel about the kids – their lives, or lack of one, brought…
Saw this quote this morning and it made me smile: Life should NOT be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in an attractive and well-preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways – Chardonnay in one hand – chocolate in the other – body thoroughly used up, totally worn out and screaming “WOO-HOO, what a ride!!”
My horoscope today – bring it on: August 31, 2010 Taurus (4/20-5/20) You may not literally hit the jackpot, but it’s still hard to beat the streak of good luck that is coming your way. It’s not just in one area of your life, either — expect good fortune in love, money and your career path. You do need to be careful to avoid signing anything irrevocable for the time being. Just enjoy your run of…
Back in December, Marc Pagani took those swell photos of little Tin and one of them we had blown up and framed. Only on the way to here the frame got damaged and so my friend and framer said he would get another and have it to me in no time – that was about eight months ago and I stalked him and text, emailed, called, to no avail and today, I told T that…
I woke up this morning and it was animal kingdom – I had been up since 4AM because Heidi had to go out and from there it was Bam Bam crying all morning to be fed then to be let out and then I go use the guest bathroom where the litter box is and there are little pieces of litter everywhere. Later, Loca goes in for her teeth cleaning which costs more than mine…
I sat down and tried to outline a budget on reduced income and figured out, I can’t. Then I tried to figure out a time allotment rotation of work, exercise, relationship, motherhood, dogs, and me and couldn’t. Fuck the budgeting – I say balls to the wall and just see what sticks. “Give me the luxuries of life and I will willingly do without the necessities” Frank Lloyd Wright