Spent the late part of last night and several hours of the early morning sorting through the detritus of 15 years of bank statements and bills. I started this project before the move and left myself one giant box to work through. It took about four hours, just opening envelopes and sorting the material inside. I shredded it this afternoon.
And then, after about two hours of shredding, the machine just died in protest.
Not that I blame it. I question the timing — blowing up as the project rounded third base — but I understand.
The cardinal is around a lot, but shy.
Not that I blame him. He’s being hunted. Allie is strictly an indoor animal, and the hunting instinct has been ground absolutely out of her. She loves to watch the birds and squirrels play. She makes this adorable little “meep” sound, but we’ve read that this is actually a sign of frustration. Not that any of this matters. She’d have no idea what to do with a bird or a squirrel if she caught it.
One day a blue jay will come along and harass Allie at her window. I can’t wait.
The Yankee passed along the good news that a book chapter we wrote a while back has been published. We’re in Handbook of Research on Digital Media and Advertising: User Generated Content Consumption. The last time I read the chapter I was pleased. There are one or two small things that I could see improving considering the intended audience, but on balance I read the thing thinking We wrote this?
So, if you need a nifty academic tome and want to drop $265 on it or, incredibly, a full 33 percent more for the E-book. (I don’t set the prices or get a cut of the profit; I am just thrilled to write when asked.)
