I’m so tickled! I entered a giveaway to win a set of orange-handled Kyocera knives through Facebook. I didn’t expect to win. In fact, I was suspicious when I got an email telling me that I had won and asking for my home address. And I was still surprised when UPS delivered the knives, but … Continue reading “Orange you glad for Kyocera?”
My wife and I each have a small collection of fountain pens. Neither of us owns anything that would be considered expensive, as far as fountain pens go, but we’re both happy with (most of ) the pens that we have. We also recently signed up to an email list for the Orange County Pen … Continue reading “My Pilot Kaküno Demonstrator Collection”
I’m almost always at home. Linda has been at home since Wednesday, and it’s a good change. I feel a little guilty for enjoying her presence (given the reason that I have her here to enjoy: the COVID-19 outbreak in Southern California), but I’m enjoying it nonetheless. My heart rate variability—as measured by my Apple … Continue reading “At Home With the Wife, Thank Tao”
Don’t feel bad! I had never heard of kabocha, either, before I moved to California! Pumpkins, yes. Spaghetti squash, acorn squash, butternut squash, summer squash, crookneck squash, and zucchini? You betcha! But kabocha? No. And if I had heard of either “kabocha” or “kabocha melon”, I certainly wouldn’t have assumed that either name for this … Continue reading “For My Friend, Jenny, Who Doesn’t Know What a Kabocha Is”
This was written in response to today’s prompt Neighbors, from The Daily Post, a good site for helping you get to know your neighbors on WordPress.com. It was written with Bear, and edited using ProWritingAid. — I grew up in small towns, brought up with the notion that people in cities don’t know their neighbors. I … Continue reading “Daily Post: Knowing Your Neighbors”
Originally published at Sharonda.net on September 11th, 2017. Added to SMWoodfin.WordPress.com on October 31st, 2017. — Linda and I finally made it out to see Jorge’s Marín’s “Wings of the City” exhibit at the Anaheim Convention Center! We even managed to drag a (camera-shy) friend along! This collection of sculptures has been on display at … Continue reading “Jorge Marín’s “Wings of the City” at Anaheim Convention Center”
Originally published at Sharonda.net on August 26th, 2017. Added to SMWoodfin.WordPress.com on October 31st, 2017. —
Originally published on February 29th, 2016, at SharondaWoodfin.net. Edited and republished at Sharonda.net on March 7th, 2017. Added to SMWoodfin.WordPress.com on October 31st, 2017. — It was a big weekend at the Woodfin-Mah house! Well, a big Friday night, anyway! Linda and I had decided to treat ourselves to a couple of items from my … Continue reading “Sampling the Wears: One Shirt, One Case, and One Bad Title Pun”
Originally published on August 15, 2015, at SharondaWoodfin.net. Edited and republished at Sharonda.net on March 10th, 2017. Added to SMWoodfin.WordPress.com on October 31st, 2017. — The wife and I have been eating a lot of pork belly since the nearest Costco started carrying it! I didn’t know what pork belly was before I came to … Continue reading “Diabetic-friendly Dinner: Pork Belly and Avocado”
Originally published on February 8th, 2016, at SharondaWoodfin.net. Edited and republished at Sharonda.net on March 6th, 2017. Added to SMWoodfin.WordPress.com on October 31st, 2017. — While most of our friends likely spent last evening either watching or actively ignoring the Superbowl, my wife and I sat down at the dining room table, and we got … Continue reading “July 2015 Smart Art Box, Part 3: The Project is Complete!”
