This title brought to you by the half a bag of fritos that I plowed down this afternoon. Usually I put a bit into a bowl and bring them up to my computer, to limit my intake. Not today. *Sigh*. I mean to write more blog posts. I come up with some wonderful ideas, then…
Denial is a powerful thing. It’s amazing what people can ignore, given the opportunity and the will. But eventually most (certainly not all) people hit a point where they realize it’s gone too far. Some let it go further than others. I’ve had all the signs of denial for quite a few years. I didn’t…
As a computer geek IT person, I know the value of a reboot. When in doubt, reboot. If it’s not working, reboot. Someone tells me something’s not working, the first thing I ask is when’s the last time they rebooted. Why reboot? because it resets your memory, and gets rid of all the little flotsam…
I’ve just returned from Vacation. Nearly every year for the past 6 years I’ve gone to Pennsic, an annual event for the Society for Creative Anachronism. It’s held Northwest of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and draws over 10,000 people from around the globe to share in an event for lovers of medieval history. For me, it’s a…
An open letter to ladies regarding the decorum that should be required to use a public restroom.
Yesterday my hub and I took the opportunity to drive down to the Golden Nugget flea market in Lambertville, NJ. There are a few tips I’d like to give on having a successful trip to a flea market.
This morning I spent some time watching the Today show to see coverage of the ongoing disaster in Japan. My heart goes out to those people in the affected areas. On the TV they were talking to an American teacher there who had escaped the complete devastation of the village she was staying in, along with many others, because the town had early warning Tsunami sirens…
Sometimes in life there just doesn’t seem to be anything getting accomplished. The past few weeks I haven’t thought of anything I thought worthy of posting, nothing I can point to and say “I did that!”…
Inspired by down—to—earth‘s On My Mind Fridays. Over a year ago I bought paint for my office. Last Sunday I painted the first wall. All week I’ve been itching to start work on the second wall. A few years after we moved into the house, we painted the office a deep dark red, and built…
This morning I went to get into my car to go to the gym, and found that someone had busted in my driver’s side window and attempted to steal my stereo.