Kari Neumeyer

Can’t believe they didn’t close government offices

Newspapers warn outdoor workers to drink lots of fortified beverages like Gatorade. “Eighty degrees is a temperature range we’re not accustomed to. We don’t live in Palm Springs or in California. If you’re always in that heat, your body is acclimated to the environment. … In the Pacific Northwest, your body’s going to be stressed.”Continue reading “Can’t believe they didn’t close government offices”

Nurturing my OCD

I have zero design training. Yet here I am, singlehandedly putting together a 20-page annual report. I’ve had one 1-hour InDesign class and no formal PageMaker training, although I seem to have taught myself quite nicely. We’ll have a two-day InDesign training when we switch over to that software next month, but in the meantime,Continue reading “Nurturing my OCD”

I love this song as much as I love you

So it’s no secret that I love my dog. The other day, I decided to look into this Molly Shannon movie, Year of the Dog, and wound up on the quite wonderful website which plays a quite wonderful Cat Stevens song. All (s)he asks from me is the food to give him (her) strengthAll (s)heContinue reading “I love this song as much as I love you”

Speaking of my goals

I just took a look at that “novel” I wrote in Nov. 2005. And literally have not looked at since. I’m extremely amused at how much I stuck in there that came straight from some story I covered, but you know, the stuff I couldn’t put in the newspaper about how obnoxious a little girlContinue reading “Speaking of my goals”

Are you freaking kidding me?

Soft contact lens wearers who have the AMO solution were advised to discard all partially used or unopened bottles and switch to alternative products. They should also throw out their current contact lenses and the lens storage case because they may harbor an infection-causing amoeba. – New York TimesAn amoeba?? Guess what brand we’ve beenContinue reading “Are you freaking kidding me?”

Goal setting

I have to post at least twice a day in order to hit 1,000 posts by my 5th Bloggiversary. Guess I better get back to taking pictures of my dog obsessively if I’m going to have a shot. I could hit post now, and then finish my train of thought in a new post, butContinue reading “Goal setting”

I’ve seen sunny days that I thought would never end

Bummer for anyone who planned to do something outdoors today. It’s raining. I suppose it could clear up by noon… I had planned to walk Isis over to the produce market on our street, to check out these “early spring salad greens” they’re hawking. Guess I’ll have to drive. Yesterday I managed to do allContinue reading “I’ve seen sunny days that I thought would never end”

A girl and her fish

My coworker has a theory about using pictures of dead fish as much as possible. I’m not sure what the theory actually is, but clearly, I’m a believer.

I stand apart

I googled “Daughter of Bride dress” and a list of “Mother of the Bride” sites popped up.

Dog Fancy

Last night after dog class, we went to a Thai restaurant. I parked by the window and asked for a table with a view of the dog. Throughout the meal, while listening to Rob’s day, I fixated on Isis’ little twitching ears as she looked out the windows. She’s really good in the car. She’llContinue reading “Dog Fancy”