Category: Life

It got quiet in the past few days. I’ve been feeling odd and queasy for the better part of a week now. No fun.

The Odyssey was more of a slog than I had expected, perhaps because I threw myself into the recent, almost edgy Eickhoff translation expecting it to have the same feel as a modern-day novel. Notes I wrote in my leatherbound journal: “Readable translation still can’t resolve Odysseus’ innate, culturally-inherent misogyny or over-inflated self worth for [...]

Seemly Impossible Mutation Originally uploaded by lyzadanger. What fun! Our year-long Start Your Own Winery class started today out in Bishop Creek Vineyard near Yamhill, Ore. Go see some photos and learn about this really weird Pinot blanc/Pinot noir mutation–within a single grape–here in the Flickr set.

Some analyst at Wedbush Morgan Securities, which apparently gutted the newly-released iPods, seems somewhat scandalized at the 45 percent gross margin Apple could theoretically see from the devices. Meanwhile, Intel is laying off 10 percent of its workforce as it struggles to regain its former gross margin in the high 50′s (it’s currently at 49 [...]

From BBC: ‘Speaking in Germany, the Pope quoted a 14th Century Christian emperor who said the Prophet Muhammad had brought the world only “evil and inhuman” things.’ … ‘However, the Vatican said the Pope had wanted to make clear that he rejected violence motivated by religion.’ They also got a real insightful quote from some [...]

A Place That Makes Me Happy: My Library Originally uploaded by lyzadanger. While we completely failed at trying to choose the exterior color for our house, here’s our library, where I spend an awful lot of time. I am happy with the deep red we chose and the deep brown of the bamboo floor.

Does Anyone Get the Reference? Originally uploaded by lyzadanger.

Our House Gets Painted: Scraping, Day 3 Originally uploaded by lyzadanger. Scraping continues, but the weather has gone to crap and I’m not sure if they’ll be able to work tomorrow.

DSCF2122 Originally uploaded by Gineoh. David snapped a photo of the inside of his greenhouse in our yard today. Stuffed with orchids and many are in bloom.

“A new study conducted by two economists revealed in the Journal of Labor Research that people who drink alcohol earn, on average, 10 – 14% more than their teetotaler coworkers. ” [via Young and Broke]