So I was out shoe shopping, as part of my job, of course. I need three new pairs of shoes. One for kickboxing (not job related, but since I was there…), waterproof hiking boots and felt-soled wading boots. Some sales dude engaged me with “How ya doin’?” while I was looking for a pair ofContinue reading “Defying stereotypes”
Author Archives: Kari Neumeyer
Strategy
A few weeks ago, I tried taking Isis for a walk before class, to help get her focused, since running her around in the yard only revved her up. I thought to myself, as I had every time I watched the Dog Whisperer, “I should really wake up earlier and take her for a walkContinue reading “Strategy”
High standards
I simply cannot vote for anyone, even at the primary level for City Council, who has a typo on her website.
Itchy typing finger
Yesterday’s bee sting was a bizarre little event. I was walking Isis and swinging my arm with abandon when I felt the sting and looked down to see the little bugger on my hand. It took some shaking, and some squealing, to get it off. Stung quite a bit, but by the end of theContinue reading “Itchy typing finger”
Since I last posted
I waded waist-deep in a fast moving river, wearing cotton pants and someone else’s felt-soled boots because I never have the right outfit on. When I discovered that catching fish for their eggs did not involve a boat, I felt like an idiot. A complete idiot. The professionals wore a uniform of polypropylene long-johns underContinue reading “Since I last posted”
Shopgirl
I strenuously object to all negative reviews posted here for Shopgirl. The movie, like the novella, gets it right. Can’t remember the last movie that made me reach for a Kleenex. That’s not why I recommend it though. I don’t know that a scene about a man taking his girlfriend to the shrink after sheContinue reading “Shopgirl”
Some things are sacred
Do not underestimate my emotional involvement in So You Think You Can Dance. We’re now down to the top 8, and last night’s elimination was tough. While there are a couple of dancers I haven’t been as fond of (Neil and Lauren), I recognize that they are better dancers that some of the ones IContinue reading “Some things are sacred”
For my next 133,000 miles…
Presenting the Honda Fit. My first non-red car. Isis likes it. When I got home last night, she jumped right in. Rob was asleep and couldn’t be roused. We’ll see who gets to ride in it first. Not that I’m so excited about having dog hair on the black upholstery already.
Have you heard?
This is probably news to a lot of you, but there’s a movie coming out this weekend about Hairspray. And some book about a boy wizard…? Ha, just kidding. Those Hairspray ads are all over the place, and evidently, the major media outlets are all very concerned about whether Harry Potter will die at theContinue reading “Have you heard?”
Sedating Isis
I took Isis to the vet last week to get a heart worm preventative pill, cus they have heart worm in Calif., but not here. She had some patches of dry skin on her legs, so I used that opportunity to ask the vet about them. He was very concerned and certain it was mange.Continue reading “Sedating Isis”
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