For anyone who wants to check out Consumer Reports for the next couple days, feel free. I ordered it to get some comparison information for our HOA. But I’m cancelling it after the one month time frame is over – which is Thursday…
Archives for 2012
Day 4 Yosemite
You know what we did on the 4th day of our Yosemite trip? We sat by the pool and stuffed our faces throughout the day. I gorged on ice-cream which is abundant in Yosemite Valley. Several people asked if it…
Gone Too Soon
I have been in a glum mood since finding out a grad school classmate passed away recently. What’s worse than learning that a 35 year old acquaintance died is knowing that you had a falling out with him because of…
Day 3 Yosemite
In my mid-twenties, I came to Yosemite with a friend/coworker to hike Half Dome. This was during a time in my life when I used to go to Tahoe to ski for the day, then came right back home. While…
Day 2 Yosemite
I was pretty upset before coming to Yosemite because the forecast called for rain and thunderstorms. Bah! It seems whenever we go on vacation, it always rains. It was clear when we arrived, but the following day, we woke up…
The Pregnant CEO
So much talk about the new Yahoo CEO getting the job and then immediately announcing her pregnancy. Personally, I don’t think it matters one bit. Yeah, I’m not a mom and I have no idea what it involves, but still…any…
Yosemite Wildlife
We are staying at the Yosemite Lodge at the Falls. The birds were right outside our hotel room in the patio area. Remember I was wearing blue? I think the blue bird is flirting with me. Look at how he…
Yosemite Vacation!
Taking 3 days off of work to vacation in Yosemite for 5 days. With work, I am always connected. So even though I was on vacation, I was still responding to email on Wednesday, including a couple back and forths…
Book Review: Slaughterhouse Five
Kurt Vonnegut has been on my reading list forever. I’m glad I can finally cross him off. I believe this is my first taste of science fiction and I can’t say I like it. Slaughterhouse Five is the story of…
Flunking: Thoughts on the New Yahoo CEO
You know what strikes me most about Marissa Mayer being named the new CEO of Yahoo? Her age. Yeah, she’s 37 years old and the CEO of a Fortune 500 company. I feel like such a LOSER because I’m the…