Live from the Mann family’s kitchen, via Ted’s iPhone …

Why the hell did I ever offer to fix Ana’s computer? Bad idea. Very bad idea.

Replacing the hard drive on an iBook is much harder than it sounds.

For years I’ve dealt with the maddening effects of Starbucks spitup — that horrible squirt of scalding coffee that shoots up when you run or walk briskly with an over-full cup.

At last, the jolly green mermaid (or, given the recent logo change, should I say, scantilly-clad brown mermaid?) has come up with a true innovation in coffee cup paraphanlia — a little green stopper to stop the spitup.

Bonus: the spout plug also has a long end that can be used as a stirrer.

For some reason, this made me unusually happy this morning.

The boxes are packed
One last night of parking woes
Dreaming of driveways

After our first attempt at buying a home in Haddonfield went kablooey — thanks mostly to an oil tank burried in the yard, black mold in the basement, and structural integrity problems all around — our second go-around has proved to be much less painful.

House No. 2 is in the same general neighborhood and is a total gut-job rehab. And, I’m happy to report, it passed inspection today with flying colors. Just four days til we close. No whammies, no whammies …