The Marci Rating System

You know what? It’s going to be an astonishingly warm and summer-like day, on October 10th. Can we just — take a day?

Weekend junction ahead! Watch out for whatever that thing is!

Right. Work. That is a thing I should go do! Aaaaany minute now.

Fall is coming! [Picture taken on Wednesday, September 5th, on the Zealand Trail in New Hampshire!]

(Lake Ammonoosuc in the evening, 8/26/18. The photo has nothing to do with Labor Day, but it is a holiday associated with vacation, and I took the picture on vacation, so I guess there’s a six degrees of separation thing going on there.)

There are times when I miss the noon-to-8:30 shift. (Frequently when I’m trying to schedule any kind of appointment; never when I’m reminded of the pervasive workplace bias against non-standard shifts.) It’s not the work I miss, but the timing was occasionally convenient, and the company was often excellent. (I am okay at figuring out […]

My mom recommended I check out last Sunday’s ‘Arlo and Janis’ comic strip, and it did not disappoint! Arlo and Janis, July 15, 2018, by Jimmy Johnson 100% accurate cat representation!

Though my soul may set in darkness, it will rise in perfect light; I have loved the stars too fondly to be fearful of the night. -Sarah Williams (The Old Astronomer)