Mouth Now Empty Of Hardware

Previous episodes in this saga here and here. I went for my week-later checkup at the oral surgeon today, and all looks well, so he was able to remove the protective plate from the roof of my mouth. This involved snipping the wires holding it in, and pulling them between my teeth, releasing the plate.… Continue reading Mouth Now Empty Of Hardware

Birthday Comic Book Vouchers

For my birthday back in June, my friends Tom & Jen gave me some gift vouchers from the SF comic book store Isotope. I’ve not had a chance to go in and check it out – until today. Coming back from the oral surgeon after my checkup, I stopped in and spent my vouchers. I… Continue reading Birthday Comic Book Vouchers

I’m Now Post-Op

On Tuesday I went into hospital for the procedure I mentioned here. The official title was “Excision of Palatal Lesion”. Basically, they took a cheese slicer to the roof of my mouth. It was rescheduled to be a day earlier than planned – originally they wanted to do it last week, but I delayed it until after our… Continue reading I’m Now Post-Op

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I Invented A Sandwich

This is a luxurious dessert treat, easiy aseembled from ingredients you may already have in your pantry and fridge. You know the French Dip sandwich as allegedly invented here? Hot sliced roast beef, with a small bowl of au jus (broth) for dipping? Well my recipe is like that, except you replace the hot roast… Continue reading I Invented A Sandwich

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When A Tree Falls On Snake Road

Also on the theme of local engagement, a local tree tore loose from its roots and bent a neighbour’s Kia Sorrento in half the other day. The power had been flickering due to the high winds, and Cassie said, “Did you hear that? Sounded like a transformer went bang”. Later we saw that a bloody… Continue reading When A Tree Falls On Snake Road

Montclair Stroll

On the theme of local engagement, last Thursday Cassie and I wandered down into the village for the annual Montclair Village Stroll, where many businesses are open, and there are carol choirs, school band performances and all sorts of snacks and freebies. We went with our neighbours Bridget and Keith, who have a month-old baby, Willa. Very cute.… Continue reading Montclair Stroll

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Montclair Suggestions

I’ve mentioned that Montclair is a little sleepy. It’s growing on us, and we’ve realised that it is more accessible to us from our apartment that Noe Valley was at the old place. The village is a very short walk, and we’ve often popped down multiple times over the weekend for various reasons. Cassie and… Continue reading Montclair Suggestions

Mouth Op

I went to my dentist for a regular checkup and cleaning recently, and she noticed a red patch on the roof of my mouth. She said it was probably irritation from hot food, or perhaps my asthma medication (which is a steroid powder inhaler). So she sent me to the oral surgeon who did Cassie’s… Continue reading Mouth Op

Small Printer Thoughts

I’ve been thinking about printers. Over the years, I’ve had various printers. I had an old obsolete laser printer from work, which had trouble printing graphics, I’ve had inherited Lexmark pieces of shit, I’ve had Epson boxes which jammed and got clogged with dust. I currently have an HP Photosmart 8050, which is pretty cool,… Continue reading Small Printer Thoughts

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Esquire Don’t List

I have a subscription to Esquire magazine, for something to read in the toilet. I have a little game I like to play. In every issue, there is a list of things “men should not do”. At the moment, it’s things like carol singing and making snow angels. I like to take that list, every month,… Continue reading Esquire Don’t List

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