Others writing the Sunday Somethings: Kerry
Something that made me happy this week: Seeing a big, beautiful rainbow stretch across the sky Friday evening as i was leaving work. I know in my heart that it was a promise that i would never have a day like that again.
Something i struggled with this week: I have so much to do at work that sometimes i feel paralyzed.
Something tasty i ate this week: I made Black Bean Salsa for our bridge party Friday night. It was very good, and a huge hit.
Something i learned this week: I caught up with my ex and heard about how his family is doing and what the people we used to know together are doing. It was nice.
Something from the bridge table: Made an impossible contract with the help of a friendly lead, then scoring my last trick en passant.
Some things i am doing towards my goals: Lance and i identified a couple of rock-climbing courses available in the September/October timeframe. We’re taking a stab at winning a national bridge event later this week. I’m making progress on feeling comfortable in a bikini. I think i can say i’ve officially stopped biting my nails.
Something i am reading: Fool Moon, by Jim Butcher.
Something happening around the house: Waiting for 1 pm so i can go to the library. Laundry is waiting to be folded. Lance washed his phone, so we’re ordering him a new one. Replacing burnt out bulbs. Nugent has assumed his lion pose, basking in the sun at the top of the hill in the backyard, overlooking his realm.
Something i am thinking: Would a male candidate for the Supreme Court be asked about his emotional temperament? Sonya Sotomayor is extremely qualified for the office, and i’m glad to see a woman getting appointed to the Court again.
Something i am looking forward to next week: Going to he national bridge tournament in DC. We’ll get to play bridge for 4 days and compete in two national events.
Something i am hoping: That the parking situation in DC works out, and that my car doesn’t get vandalized or stolen. To avoid paying $30/day for parking, we’re considering parking in the suburbs and taking public transit to our hotel.
Something random: We went to see Food, Inc. yesterday. I already buy a lot of local produce, but i’ll be looking more at organic products. Much of the information presented was astounding – corn is found in the majority of products in the supermarket, the variety of choice we are presented with is only an illusion since a handful of companies control all the food, there are only 13 slaughterhouses in the US (the biggest of which is in nearby Smithfield), the lack of and decline of food safety standards, how much of our food production is government-subsidized (which is why a bic mac costs less than broccoli).
Something captured: The picture i took on my phone didn’t really come out, so here’s a representative picture. Just imagine that there’s an office building instead of a beach.
