This may be the weirdest thing I’ve happened upon in quite some time. The following is an excerpt from a recent Amazon.com spam that made it’s way into my inbox: Dear Amazon.com Customer, Is “Anna Karenina” one the best novels ever written? Decide for yourself by diving into Tolstoy’s classic tale of doomed love, newly anointed as the latest selection in Oprah’s Book Club. Set against the cultural landscape of 19th-century Russian high society, it’s the book Nabokov called “one of the greatest love stories in world literature.” You can order your copy of “Anna Karenina” at a savings of…
I have the choice (presented by Berck) of journaling or cleaning the kitchen. Berck is making sweet tea and possibly dinner. The tea is imperative for the caffeine… to crowd out the sleepy chemicals in our brains. We didn’t get much sleep the night before (having to get up early for the pre-memorial service breakfast at some kind Richmonders’ house… delicious, far better than the complementary hotel food) since Berck couldn’t sleep and kept me awake half the night talking. When he’s like that, he’ll wake me up several times after I’ve finally drifted off to tell me how much…
I’m not really sure that it’s of any great benefit, since the number of people waiting for connections in RIC is pretty small. But it’s a nice idea, free wireless. It does mean that in the few minutes we have before our zone gets called, that I get to post about RIC having wireless. We’re very tired. It’s entirely too early to be conscious. Jonah’s Dad was able to change our ticket to this flight because it was later. Only 45 minutes later, but I suppose it’s worth something. Jonah’s eyes are glazed over. Zones 1-4 are welcome to board.…
So we’re here in Virginia. As usual, I cannot sleep. So I read over the last entry and realized that I really do need to proofread. I’ll try to that. I need to find a client-side editor for this since WordPress does not come with spell check. And we all know that I need spell check. Sometimes Joanna reads my posts and complains, so I go back and try to fix them. Hmm… Bishop lurks! Fa! The $%#@ing clock radio went off at 0830 this morning, and we didn’t have to wake up! Jonah said that she wanted to make…
We’re heading to Richmond, VA tomorrow evening. We’ll be there for the weekend to attend my grandmother’s memorial service. I get bereavement pay! Woohoo! We’re staying in a hotel with free Internet access, so maybe we’ll post some stuff from there. We’re heading to the grocery store this evening. Berck needs a toothbrush and toothpaste and shampoo and deoderant, so I’m making him go with me so he can pick out exactly what he wants. I’m waiting for him to find his black pants so he can start a load of laundry before we leave. I think he’s now looking…