Monthly Archives: January 2011

Sometimes I come upon etymologies in the most unexpected places. I attend a book group at my local public library. This is good for me because I read books that I never would have picked for myself. This month’s selection … Continue reading →

I’m very excited to have purchased a couple of days ago a ticket to Ethiopia, leaving two months from today. I’ll be traveling with my sister and visiting my nephew and his family, who live in Addis Ababa. Naturally, I’ve … Continue reading →

Being a word geek, I tend to browse my language books for kicks, even if I don’t have anything to look up. Today, I noticed a book that I happened to have sitting in the bathroom and thought to myself, … Continue reading →

The Professor and I saw the latest Harry Potter movie, and I didn’t enjoy it as much as I have some of the others. It seemed to me a lot like a typical horror movie, only with less blood. What … Continue reading →

This is the end of my fourth day sitting on my butt and watching Netflix (streaming through our new Roku box) while I battle with the flu. At least I think it’s the flu. It can be a bit hard … Continue reading →