Month: December 2008

One thing I’ve always wanted to do is take a sea voyage across the Atlantic. This dream is set to come true this April as I’ve finally convinced Maria she can do this with...

Thanks to Sarah (who lent me her copy) I was able to read pop sociologist Malcom Gladwell’s latest book on what it takes to be uber-successful.Gladwell is one of the most entertaining writers of...

Daylight Saving Time arrived today, and once again this year, a month too early.I get up at 6 AM each day, and I had barely gotten used to a bright hour of rising. Today...

I believe we are in a golden age of dumpster diving and recycling when it comes to personal computers.Many laptops and desktops built from 1998-2001 have now become technically obsolete as far as Microsoft...

I read some gripping prose lately, in spite of the fact that it was written 80 years ago and its author has been dead for 40. The book is called “More That Must Be...

A vernal highlight for me is the return of the birds to the big trees in our neighborhood. This morning as I stepped outside the front door, I heard a feathery chorus: “Cheery-Up! Cheery-Up!”...

Four weeks ago today, my family and I visited the town of Ieper (Ypres) in Belgium.We stared in admiration at the magnificently restored Cloth Hall and St. Martin’s Cathedral. These medieval masterpieces were smoking...

I’m a cat person. It has my great fortune to be owned by two wonderful yet totally different animals.The first was Brio (1982-1999) , a classic Sealpoint Siamese. Brio was the smartest , noisiest,...

Because I’ve had some issues with publishing posts on my own ISP’s hosting service, I’ve had to move this blog to Blogspot as the host.The new web address will be http://almontage.blogspot.com I deleted the...

The crib has been assembled, the baby clothes are in the bureau, the books are in the bookshelf and the nursery room is ready.My daughter has a couple more days of work and then...