Queen Mediocretia of Suburbia

Putting the TMI in absentminded

Month: February 2020

  • UPDATED: My Oscars Ballot

    Here are my desired winners – to be updated tonight when I find out how wrong I am. I don’t call these predictions. They are the nominees I want to win, not the ones I think will win. BEST PICTUREFord v Ferrari The Irishman Jojo Rabbit Desired Winner! Of course I want Jojo Rabbit to…

  • Minibrains (a reference to the two articles referenced in the link)

    Somewhere I have a half-brother who has autism. This isn’t surprising. They’ve noticed that autism and MS run in families, and this article explains why. Evidently it all comes down to bad myelin. If you don’t have the right coating around your nerve cells you’re in trouble. Myelin that’s too thick, too thin, or vulnerable…

  • Summer Concerts

    I’ve booked two summer concerts already this year. First: Barenaked Ladies, of course. They’re inaugurating a new smaller music venue located next to the old bigger music venue, so that should be fun. Second: The Beach Boys. To my surprise, there are actual original Beach Boys touring. We might even get Brian Wilson if he…

  • Weekly Paint Progress 2/6

    This week the zebra went from this … …to this… (That mane will get fuzzed out.) …and the lamp went from this… .. to this. That lamp is too close to the wall, but right now everything that’s wrong with it can be adjusted.

  • At Long Last … Pie Pie

    I like Frankenbaking. I’ve made the cherpumpple pie in a cake, of course — though it does not seem to have been documented. I distinctly remember bringing it in to work. And like the cherpumpple, or pie in a cake, I made a cake in a pie. I’ve also made a Three-tiered Pie, or a…

  • Family Update

    Brother Dave – Dave’s current diagnosis is “probably cancer,” but he isn’t scheduled for any further tests or treatment for three weeks. I cannot even imagine hearing “You might have cancer. Sit tight for 21 days and we’ll get back with you.” On investigation, I see a three-week wait is the standard, but still, that…

  • SuperBowl Fakeout

    Gary and I have our own family Super Bowl ritual. The most important part of the ritual is that we reject all party invitations and spend the night, just the two of us, eating poorly and watching the television. I watch commercials and Gary watches the game, as opposed to our usual practice of ignoring…

  • Temptation Moves Next Door

    Saint Louis has two premium ice creameries I know of: Jeni’s Splendid Ice Cream and Clementines. Jeni’s is a chain, and the Saint Louis location is located close enough to other places I visit annually … like the hospital and the zoo … so I can easily make an exception to the diet and taste…

  • Dress Code

    The company dress code says that woman shall wear tailored suits or separates or dresses. The company dress code is largely ignored in my area. I’ve watched it morph from a) blazer, blouse, and pants to b) sweater, blouse, and pants to c) scarf, blouse, and pants to d) blouse and pants and I have…