Category: What I Learned This Week

Monday, September 30 - Sunday, October 6 The Week in Rest Areas: Family trips in the 70's were often elaborate endurance tests. My Dad did all the driving, and he liked the long haul to Florida from Cincinnati which we took in two days, stopping a cheap, motels within earshot of the highway. The highway… Continue reading What I Learned This Week: #122

Monday, September 23 - Sunday, September 29 The Week in Spoilt Food: Food prep on Sunday went very well. I made a bok choy/chicken/mushroom stir fry, and a sheet pan of cubed chicken, sweet potatoes, and red onions marinated in a honey chipolte sauce. Like I said, food prep went well...until it fell apart. When… Continue reading What I Learned This Week: #121

Monday, September 16 - Sunday, September 22 The Week in Dental Hygiene: I'm genetically wired to create tartar, hardened dental plaque on my teeth. I'm so good at it, I told my boss I felt like I was working twice as hard as every else because not only do I get work done, but I… Continue reading What I Learned This Week: #120

Monday, September 9 - Sunday, September 15   The Week in Transition: Summer culturally ended last week on Labor Day and though it's been in the 90's here and humid, but brain started thinking about nesting. I didn't just stay in, I cleaned things I don't normally get to. I ordered more books from the… Continue reading What I Learned This Week: #119

Monday, September 2 - Sunday, September 8   All Arts and Culture Edition The Week In Broadway: The Ensemble Theater of Cincinnati presented the regional premier of the Tony winning musical Fun Home this week and running through the end of the month. It is one of the best local productions I've seen with a… Continue reading What I Learned This Week: #118

The Week in Healing: Last weekends sickness symptoms lingered into the work week. I got a lot of extra exercise at work walking into the hallway to give my nose good, brain clearing honks. Monday morning was also infused with more coughing than I expected so as a gift to my cube-mate I went out… Continue reading What I Learned This Week: #117

Monday, August 19 - Sunday, August 25 ...A lot of activity this week goes in the negative column. I claim credit for two of the three noted here... The Week in The Lost Weekend (Not my fault): I don't get sick often, so you can imagine how thrilled I was to be laid up, burnin'… Continue reading What I Learned This Week: #116