http://mountains.michaelkapper.com Chipping away. Sat, 04 Sep 2010 19:50:46 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Yes, 2010 is roughly two-thirds gone, and this is my second post of the year. Sue me. I had plans with friends on Thursday night. I blew those plans off. Not typically my MO, but I did. And I did because I was tired. Like, exhausted. Like, having a hell of a ... http://mountains.michaelkapper.com/?p=1616 I was looking forward to PBS BritComs last night. Turned on the TV in the midst of Antiques Roadshow, to turn it down and continue reading one of my Christmas books (Jim Butcher's Fool Moon, the second of the Dresden Files books, which I've finally gotten round to reading). I ... http://mountains.michaelkapper.com/?p=1612 People, it seems, often harbor a strong dislike for one holiday or another. Some people loathe Christmas, others Thanksgiving, and still others one of the many holidays that we mark on our calendars. Their reasons for these dislikes are many and varied, and most times, people have very good reasons ... http://mountains.michaelkapper.com/?p=1607 I got back, on Saturday, from a two-day excursion to the Hocking Hills, where I'd rented a cabin for Christmas Eve and Christmas Day for my family. I got there and checked in on the evening of the 24th, and my parents arrived around 1 (AM!), after attending the "late" ... http://mountains.michaelkapper.com/?p=1605 The following is from Lindsay, with permission. It's her take on Penny Arcade's holiday charity program, Child's Play. There are links to the Child's Play site (and their “About” page) in the post below, and I'll give a shout out to the charity's nuts'n'bolts/making-it-work partners, Amazon and PayPal, here. Lindsay writes:...it's ... http://mountains.michaelkapper.com/?p=1595