For the second week in a row, I was out of town for a conference. Generally, when my wife travels for work, she flies and stays in decent hotels. I'm a mid-level state employee, so when I travel, it's usually in a state vehicle and the accommodations are what you'd expect. This week, I was at Camp Ripley and stayed in an 'officer's house' on base. It was ... Spartan.
Category Archives: Cup of Coffee
The “Cup of Coffee” is the daily post where the Citizens are free to chat about whatever they want. Topics that prove sufficiently popular often migrate to their own, dedicated post.
September 22, 2016: Walk, Don’t Drive
Happy World Car-Free Day. I've celebrated by driving to work so far.
September 21, 2016: Crisis Moment
Brangelina is breaking up, you guys! No wonder there is so much crap going on.
September 20, 2016: False Alarm
Skim's original due date was September 20th, and as the date approaches each year I have to remind myself it isn't actually a significant one for our family. But if it's significant for yours: party hearty, gang.
September 19, 2016: I’ll Regret This
I haven't watched a full baseball game in well over a month. I know they're terrible and I'm not missing much, but I'll probably regret it when the offseason starts.
September 18, 2016: The Distance of the Apple from the Tree
For Skim's birthday, she wanted to go to a pro wrestling show today. She'll never fall for it like I have, which is a good thing, but it's fun for the time being.
September 17, 2016: Coming Up
It's time to run a pledge drive soon. You know, once I actually get around to setting it up.
September 16, 2016: Make it a double
Today calls for extra coffee. We're having a birthday party for our first grader, and almost his entire class is coming. I was up late making green frosting and other, more palatable, items.
September 15, 2016: Cinnamon Stick
I ran out of creamer yesterday, so, when I stumbled upon a container of cinnamon sticks whilst looking through the office cupboards, I decided I would try that. Light bulb.
September 14, 2016: The End
...of a long stretch of work days. I'll probably squander it by cracking open my first beer at ten in the morning.