When I read yesterday that death row inmate Philip Workman’s last request — that in lieu of a last meal, a vegetarian pizza be delivered to a homeless person — had been denied by the state of Tennessee, I felt sadly unsurprised. This man had attempted to make his last act a selfless one, and…

My local Coffee People closed earlier this year. I’d blogged previously about how I would work from that location a couple of times each week — to get out and be semi-social while maintaining productivity, and to escape the distractions of the home office. My home office distractions have been particularly problematic these past months….

…. currently exists only in my imagination. So I thought I’d ramble about it a bit here. My friends are getting a little tired of hearing about plans for my yurt farm. I won’t actually be growing yurts, so “farm” isn’t technically accurate. It’s just fun to say, “yurt farm.” Try it. I want to…

I’m not unattractive. I am rather photogenic. Still, I greatly dislike having my photo taken. One of my editors has, of course, requested a recent photo of me to appear in an upcoming issue of a national magazine. That means I have to get in front of a camera. Ugh. So, being me, I have…

Lakshmi came to live with me on Monday, 8 January 2007. There was no question that I’d eventually adopt another husky. I’d assumed it would be at least 6-12 months after Nanook’s passing before this happened, so I was a bit surprised to find myself with this 13-month-old pup in my care so soon. She…

I’d written previously about how devastating the loss of Nanook last September had proven to be. He died four months ago, to the day. In November, I was still having a very difficult time, and understood that I was clinging to my grief — because it was all that I had left of him. Moving…