Over the past several months I’ve had a number of friends ask me about my relationship with Charlie, about how we do it. Oh, get your mind out of the gutter – not THAT kind of “do it” (though, to an extent, that’s relevant)! No, they mean ”do” the relationship. They want to know how it … CONTINUE READING »
Snapshots: January Photo Challenge Edition (Part 4)

[Part 1, Part 2, Part 3] I finished up a day early, such is my over-exuberant enthusiasm for this photo challenge. I’ve decided to keep at it, and to do the February challenge, too. So, you know, I hope you like pictures and stuff.
The couple that goes on weird meal plans together stays together
On Friday, out of nowhere, he said, “I’m thinking of doing that 4 Hour Body thing. Can you lend me the book?” I looked at him, equal parts dubious and incredulous. This is not a man who needs to lose weight. “But WHY?” I asked. “I’ve put on a few pounds this winter, ” he … CONTINUE READING »
Notes on a weekend getaway

Charlie and I spent this weekend in Annapolis, Maryland’s adorable state capitol (seriously, “colonial” and “quaint” were never paired so well). Here’s our trip in pictures: PS: Apologies for the site downtime yesterday. My host had some kind of catastrophic web aneurysm (webeurysm?), and as a result my server was offline for pretty much the … CONTINUE READING »






