A Roll in the Universe

A little musing and sharing via eleven questions thought up by Lisa and found via Paula . 1) Socks? Love them or hate them? Handknitted socks a co-worker made for Secret Santa. And I won them! They keep my feet toasty in rubber boots. — I have cold feet. Socks, please, and they have to cover my ankles. I've chosen to get different patterns and stuff, inspired by a co-worker wearing a pair of bright orange ones. That's when I realized that colorful socks are important. IMPORTANT. Nobody ever sees mine since I wear bootlets at work. 2) Is there a God? — Paula starts off with "I wonder why peeps are so obsessed with this question." Since I have constantly asked myself this question, I don't find the obsession weird. The answer is yes, by the way. The real question is: What is God? 3) Is a pizza a pizza without cheese? I like Paula's answer (must have cheese!), but since pizza is one of those incredibly flexible dishes, it can also lack chee...

I stole this from Paula's 2 x 13 questions (which had me thinking about one half of a deck of cards, and the fact that the Norwegian alphabet has 29 letters, but I digress). Current profile pic from last year. Heh. 1. Share your profile picture. Shared. 2. Who are you named after? Nobody. My mom saw "Keera" in an obituary. 3. Do you like your handwriting? Yes. But sometimes I can't read it. 4. What’s your favorite lunch meat Gudbrandsdalsost—Norwegian brown cheese. 5. Longest relationship? That would be either my friend Ann in actual years or my friend Torleif in years in a row of regular contact. Or the parental units. 6. Do you still have your tonsils? Yes. The only thing I've had removed are my wisdom teeth. 7. Would you bungee jump? If I'm sitting in my own couch with VR goggles, sure. 8. Do you untie your shoes when you take them off? Always. I was taught that to not to would ruin the shoes. Wait, do I even still have shoes that tie? 9. Favorite i...

New Year's Eve. The day when people are either scrambling to get food and champagne for the evening's festivities or are contemplating what resolutions to make for the coming year - or both. For me, 2011 is the start of the next half century of my life. I was 50 in December. It was actually a wonderful way to end the year. 2010 was turbulent at work and in my stomach. At work, the knowledge that our department and in-house printing was going to cease to exist by summer was something we all had in the back of our minds. We were, however, all so old (I was the youngest at 49) to get worked up about it. Instead, the strategy was to do our jobs and behave in such a way as to make management realize they had some great people working for them; we did not complain and we did not sic our union on anybody (though they were apprised of the situation). Our representative from HR was impressed by our good cheer. She said it motivated HR to do everything in their power to help us sta...

Ah, yes, once again a long hiatus. I still owe you guys my Normandie adventure, and I haven't forgotten. The nice thing about the war is that writing about it has no time limit. (Is my excuse. :-) ) Thing is, I'm having a collision of Fun Things to Do. I want to focus more on my blog, no, my astrology, no, my yoga, no, my decluttering (which has been neglected and therefore resurfaced), no, my venture into low-carbing, no, Joomla, because what that web guy is doing looks like so much fun, and why are there so many good web sites to browse, and a re-run of a surprisingly well-written and well-done Norwegian sci-fi TV mini-series to watch, oh, yeah, and "The Event" is showing now, and that pile of interesting books to read, and all those podcasts to listen to, and meditation. I want to get back into meditation. And in between, my bi-weekly subscription to our local symphony orchestra's concerts. Whew. It's pure abundance. And at work, new department, youn...

Came in from the rain and met a co-worker who needed an umbrella for an errand outside. So he got to borrow mine. Nice to be able to help! Got on full elevator. Full because our building superintendents had a cart for moving small furniture in it. No place to stand around it was left, but there was a place to sit - on it. So there I sat, joking with the supers, and offering a seat next to me to people wanting on on the other floors. Umbrella was set to dry by borrower. Nice to roll up a dry umbrella. Laughed myself silly during lunch. Even managed to be one of the ones saying something funny, making the others laugh, too. Made a joke with the new boss, without thinking. Discovered that that went over well. Making the joke, I mean. Cracked myself up writing this blogpost, remembering everything.

I'm watching the Eurovision Song Contest for a change (it's been a few years since I last did that) and it is a perfect opportunity to do some housekeeping on the computer. But what to do with pithy sayings found here and there? Put 'em in a blog post, that's what to do. Truth was the only daughter of time. (Leonardo da Vinci) Success isn’t a result of spontaneous combustion. You must set yourself on fire. (Arnold H. Glasow) Re middle-aged: I'd like to say we're in gliding-age. We've been yanked and pulled up into the air, blasted by cold winds, hurled through turbulence and now we're gliding, finally both old and smart enough to enjoy the view and the pace, while also being young enough to still experiment and fiddle with our course. (Me, in a comment on a friend's blog) We choose our joys and sorrows long before we experience them. (Kahlil Gibran) If an item resists classification, it is easier to deem it unworthy. (Unknown) The secret of ...

Exchange text messages (and cyberhugs) with a sick friend Call boss and feel terrible about the work I'm not there to do Make myself pancakes Doze off to the radio Take extra vitamin C Don favorite lounging outfit and curl up in sofa Watch daytime TV (nothing much missed there) Reorganize DVD shelf Watch a Marx Brothers DVD (and wish for an entire DVD with just Harpo playing the harp) Solve a lot of sudoku puzzles Keep reading "Harmonic Wealth" and making an intention list Feel fever come and go Be grateful there's enough food in the house to make tasty, healthy meals Make said tasty, healthy meals Stay curled up in sofa …when not at computer Read about how cows always orient themselves to magnetic north Get phone call from boss saying work I wasn't there to do got done (which means if I'm still sick tomorrow, I can stay home without worry) Book a trip for September because colds don't last forever Catch up on recorded TV-shows (and ma...

Stolen off of Paula's plate . 1) Copy this list into your blog or journal, including these instructions. 2) Bold all the items you’ve eaten. 3) Cross out any items that you would never consider eating. 4) Optional extra: Post a comment at www.verygoodtaste.co.uk linking to your results. 1. Venison Reindeer, mmm good! 2. Nettle tea Overrated. Like drinking grass. 3. Huevos rancheros If I'm gonna have eggs, this is a good way to have 'em! 4. Steak tartare Another one of those overrated things. 5. Crocodile 6. Black pudding Yes, Paula, this is made from blood (sheep's blood) and it is bloody good. 7. Cheese fondue Oh, god, yes! 8. Carp 9. Borscht Didn't impress me. 10. Baba ghanoush 11. Calamari Not bad. 12. Pho (Thanks for looking this up, Paula!) 13. PB&J sandwich They'd better have these in heaven! 14. Aloo gobi (like Paula, I'm not into curry, but that doesn't mean I wouldn't try this dish) 15. Hot dog from a stree...