Life In A Northern Town

Twits for Twat

2010-12-26T16:10:00.006-05:00

So there I was, just wandering around the internet, randomly clicking stuff like you're not supposed to do and risking getting a virus or a Trojan or spam, although I have a pretty good antivirus program that I found clicking on some other stuff back before I had an antivirus, well I did have one but it was a free Norton trial which doesn't count because it took over my computer and ended up

Biting the Big Apple (Pie)

2010-11-21T23:58:00.002-05:00

Yesterday, I decided I was going to New York City. Totally spontaneous decision. By the end of the day I had it mapped, knew where to park, which ferry and which bus to take where, and had the car fueled up. This morning I set off, by myself, for my first-ever trip to NYC.Other than getting temporarily off-track trying to find the ferry terminal in New Jersey, the trip went well. When I saw the

Use the Schwarz!

2010-11-11T11:20:00.005-05:00

Why isn't John Schwarz famous on this side of the pond? Guy's got a good look, great accent, and a lot of character. And not enough publicity photos. Up for a shoot?The Stink world lacks my presence. Hmph.*wanders off in search of a lightsaber*

Down Under, Up Over

2010-10-10T19:58:00.006-04:00

Australians and Americans have a long-running attempt to out-snark each other. Aussies love to make fun of Americans, preferably without the Americans getting the joke (see Foster's beer commercials and Crocodile Dundee) while Americans are more straightforward with their insults (Yeah, that mullet haircut? You're welcome.)Aussies speak a different sort of English, derived from so-called "proper

Monday, Buggy Monday

2010-10-04T11:43:00.003-04:00

Most people hate Mondays. I have a love/hate relationship with them. For many years, Monday was my day off from work, so I didn't have the typical dread like most nine-to-fivers do of dragging myself away from the weekend to face the beginning of another workweek.Lately I've been working every other Monday. Still not too bad, but I do get that drag-butt syndrome on the days I have to get up and

Hold the Mayo

2010-09-29T20:10:00.005-04:00

Hubbo, reading Burger King advert for new burger: "It's what woohoo tastes like."Me: "I thought woohoo tasted like pussy."Him: "That's two different tastes."Me: "God, I hope so."Him: "Why? What's wrong with beef and cheddar?"Me: *flat stare*

Just Stuff

2010-09-26T15:46:00.005-04:00

So much has been happening, I don't even know where to begin. In the past 2 weeks I've hugged both a helicopter and a former pro wrestler (they were roughly the same size), gone parasailing over the ocean, had some quality time with family, paid too much for someone to make my hair look like it did in 1987, and sunburned my ankles. *Just* my ankles, nothing else.I got deliriously hyper at an

Fringe

2010-09-14T13:46:00.002-04:00

I love to travel. I love seeing different places and people, getting into the vibe of an event away from home, connecting in some superficial way with others there doing the same thing.That's the keyword: connecting. When I'm in a strange city, I'm not the only outsider. I'm not the only one who has no clue how to read the transit map, who stops to stare at the architecture, who pays attention to

Twitter. Or, Catching Up To The Power Curve

2010-09-01T11:02:00.009-04:00

I've always been behind when it comes to the latest technology, fad, meme, etc.I was on Friendster when everyone else had moved to MySpace, and still fought with MySpace when Facebook became the rage. I had a TracFone when everyone else I knew rocked smartphones. I drove a 1985 Buick when others had 2000-something vehicles with OnStar and GPS and satellite radio and traction control. I was going

It's Only Just Begun

2010-09-01T00:23:00.002-04:00

I had an excruciatingly painful root canal today. Apparently I have a difficult-to-numb nerve or something. (It didn't help when the endodontist said to the hygienist "Did we hit something? Where is all that blood coming from?" Way to instill confidence, Doc.) So for all you people who said it's not the big painful deal everyone makes it out to be, here's a hearty FUCK OFF.As a result I am

Birthday

2010-08-26T22:09:00.002-04:00

Tomorrow is my birthday. As usual, I'm working. I never get my b-day off. Not that it's a huge deal; I mean, I'm over 30 now, so birthdays are just an excuse to eat cake and not much else. Who my age wants to be reminded that they're another year older? Meh. (Not that I'm OLD. Just oldER.)The Husband bought tickets to STOMP! for my birthday gift. The show isn't until January, but by buying early

Sam Worthington, Recaptioned

2010-08-25T13:13:00.007-04:00

Last night I revisited icanhazcheezburger.com, because, come on, caption cats are funny. (Cats in and of themselves are frickin' hilarious, so no surprise there.) As previously stated, I don't care how old the meme is, if it makes me laugh it's still valid. Also, once I get on a kick I have to let it run its course. Herewith, then, some LOLSams. (If he's not going to do comedy I will entertain

Average Joe... errr Sam

2010-08-23T10:30:00.006-04:00

This post is purely to indulge my inner fangirl. Sort of.So... a friend told me I should google this actor, because he has nice eyes. Sure, okay, eyes are good. I don't fawn over celebs much (Johnny Depp being the occasional exception) but what the hell. I googled. She wasn't kidding. Then I discovered dude was in this movie some people might have heard of, called Avatar. Queued it up on Netflix,

City of Brotherly Foodz

2010-08-09T02:57:00.003-04:00

Saturday's trip to Philadelphia was a win. We dropped our friends off at the airport around 9:30 and took off for Center City and Reading Terminal Market. What we did all day was mostly eat and people-watch, although a fair amount of time was spent driving in circles downtown (dang construction and one-way streets!)Downtown was crowded. People bounced off each other like pinballs, but

There's Nothing Like Prison Sax

2010-08-01T13:11:00.005-04:00

Last night the husband and I made plans to go out. We were going to take one of our college exchange kids to a club so she could dance, but she didn't get back from the waterfalls in time, leaving us with the option of staying home or going out anyway. Since we were dressed and hadn't been to a city club in years, we went. I was feeling old and a bit apprehensive about going to a place full of

A Week Full of WIN! (Sort Of)

2010-07-03T10:56:00.004-04:00

The router hasn't arrived yet, so hubby is still without teh innernetz. I kept him occupied though... the kitchen sink hot-water tap started leaking, so I asked him to replace it. That was more of a project than either of us planned.That faucet is so old that nobody makes parts anymore, and everything hooks up backwards from standard replacement parts. (1st trip to home improvement stores.) There

Coin Toss: Not Quite What I Was Expecting

2010-05-28T08:25:00.003-04:00

A few snips before the main post:On some women, stretch pants have no choice.The other day, my husband said I should try getting in better shape and suggested taking up running. He retracted his comment when he learned that I can run pretty damn fast when he's scared and I'm pissed.What's the difference between Santa Claus and Tiger Woods? Santa stops after his third ho.Hooters has a new review

Snaps and Snarls

2010-05-06T17:59:00.002-04:00

Someone I know has been driving me bonkers on Facebook, because she Capitalizes Every Word Of Every Sentence All The Time. She just announced she's about to get her Masters in Information Technology... this chick holds 3 college degrees And Still Writes Like This? *headsmack*Every time I see someone on Facebook leave a comment that says "your stupid" I want to reply "Yes, you're right. You ARE

Reverse Polarity, now playing at my house!

2010-04-20T23:56:00.003-04:00

Today was the Monday I didn't have yesterday.I was off on Monday. That was nice, after five days of dealing with a new employee who was more prone to wandering off, swatting at birds and randomly singing snippets of Mariah Carey songs for no discernible reason whatsoever than actually working. My tolerance meter dove steadily southward until, by Sunday, I was ready to shove a bird up his kiester

Food Ramblings

2010-04-12T13:27:00.003-04:00

Kids, for the most part, are picky eaters. They haven't developed their palates yet, or expanded their food interests beyond Happy Meals and macaroni & cheese. Some parents work around it, some cater to it, and some instill lifelong hatred for brussels sprouts in their kids by forcing them to sit at the table until the sprouts are eaten. (This was my parents' attempted approach; fortunately, my

Big Brother Gets in Your Car

2010-02-22T16:54:00.002-05:00

I just read an article about a school in Belfast, Ireland- St Matthews Primary- whose principal has asked parents not to wear pajamas ("pyjamas" over there) when dropping off their children. I saw this article in a few places and read through a hundred or so comments. Rather than dive into the cesspool of internet comment trolls, I thought I'd post my thoughts here.I can sort of see his point. If

A Case of Taco Belly

2010-02-11T17:53:00.002-05:00

I wrote this a few weeks ago, right after the passing of Taco Bell founder Glen Bell. I meant to post it here, but had the forum where it was being discussed open and posted it there instead and just forgot to copy it over. Anyway...I may be on the other side of the fence, but I love Taco Bell. I've been eating there regularly (i.e. once or twice a month at minimum) for... umm... almost 30

Good Gravy!

2010-02-07T23:46:00.002-05:00

I love gravy. I'm certain it will be one of the staples on the buffet in Heaven because, hey, it's GRAVY. And gravy = ambrosia. Did you see that episode of King of the Hill, where the sushi restaurant in Arlen served sushi rolls with gravy liberally poured on top? I have no doubt that someone has done that in real life. Rice and gravy goes together like... well, rice and gravy. And that's a hard

If It Ain't Broke, It Will Be

2010-02-06T21:06:00.003-05:00

The moment I walked into this apartment, I wanted it. We'd been searching for a while, but the ones we found were either too run-down, too ghetto (what passes for that here) or too short. Yes, too short... low ceilings and doorframes are common in older buildings and houses in some areas around here, and my 6'4" husband refused to live anywhere that required ducking constantly. In the last place

Let The Stupid begin!

2010-02-05T21:53:00.004-05:00

I really shouldn't be surprised at the stupidemic going around, but when it afflicts certain people it becomes cannon fodder. Today's example is courtesy of a business that has been around for over 30 years, and the stupidity has followed it through several owners. I think it's in the water.Yesterday was my first day back at work since mid-December. I should not have expected anything to be

Time to focus on... oooh shiny!

2010-02-03T10:53:00.002-05:00

Today is my last day of freedom. Tomorrow I go back to work after a month and a half off, and although I'm dreading it more than ever, I have to think positive. In order to think positive I have to get the negative out of the way so it won't keep resurfacing. Blog therapy FTW.Cons:My internal body clock reverts to Night Owl when I'm off. No more staying up till 3 AM and sleeping till 11. Mornings

2010: A Make-Space Odyssey

2010-02-02T21:24:00.000-05:00

By this time of year, just about everyone has either made New Year's resolutions or broken them already. I've done neither because I procrastinate like that. This year I'll try to stop putting things off. OK, that one goes on the "will be broken almost immediately" list, because one thing I don't procrastinate about is procrastinating.Yeah, so. Resolutions. Let's start with the realistic ones...1

I Want Vodka, Too!

2010-01-11T10:40:00.002-05:00

Aunt Becky over at Mommy Wants Vodka posted a contest for her readers. It's more like one of our Blogger Challenges, which is great because I like those even if I always forget to actually DO the challenge.Anyway, one of the three ways she posted to enter the contest (which I am doing for fun, even though the prize is an Amazon gift card, and I JUST last night used mine to buy my husband a Wii

Afterburn

2009-12-30T13:01:00.004-05:00

Christmas was good this year, despite the fact that we're about to be crushed under an avalanche of chocolate. After-holiday candy sales rock, except I tend to go overboard, thinking "well, I can freeze it for later" or "they're peppermints, they last forreeever!"Yeah right.No chocolate that enters my house has ever seen the inside of my freezer, except in the form of ice cream. Now, it WILL sit

No, This Is Normal... Really

2009-12-17T19:11:00.002-05:00

When married to a redneck, one of the things one has to get used to is the variety of things said person will bring home. And by variety, I don't mean just beer, dirt, and his strange cousin with the eye twitch, but also homemade explosives, stinkbait, weapons, and dead animals, or just parts of animals.Take tonight, for example. I was sitting here, happily typing away, when B came in the door

Random Roundup

2009-12-06T12:30:00.003-05:00

~I have one of those postcard-sized ad inserts in front of me, and like an 8-year-old who thinks armpit farts are hilarious, I can't stop giggling. It's an ad for mail-order discount cigarettes from one of those Indian reservations.Actual wording on ad:"All Of Our Butts sells a wide variety of discount cigarettes...""You must be 18 years or older to purchase products from All Of Our Butts..."

Black and Blue Friday and then some

2009-11-29T23:03:00.002-05:00

I was off work for Black Friday this year. I have no idea what came over me... maybe it was the potential for free gift cards at my favorite store... or temporary insanity... but I decided to take part in the madness.I got up at 6:45 AM on Thanksgiving day and went to work. Came home at 4:30, jumped online to check out the BF sales, made my plans and my list. Hubby got home from his brother's

Journey, Misheard

2009-11-16T09:47:00.004-05:00

One of the funniest websites to peruse when the internet seems to be asleep, and nobody but spambots hawking discount Cialis or degrees-at-home are emailing you, and your Facebook friends have stopped posting lost animals for the night, is Misheard Lyrics.I just read through the Journey ones. Some are so lame that I wonder if the listener had their hearing aid in backwards, or possibly just

WTHell-Mart

2009-11-06T22:27:00.004-05:00

Today, I had to make a trip to Wal-Mart to pick up a prescription. I also did a bit of shopping in the grocery section. Our hometown markets seem to love huge price markups, but they complain about the big box stores putting them out of business... well... there is no reason local apples should cost 2 bucks a pound at one store and a buck-twenty-nine at another. LOCAL. Not imported from Guatemala

NostARGHia

2009-10-30T13:36:00.002-04:00

Oh, the silly things we worried about as teenagers! I've just spent an hour going through old school notebooks and such, and if my biggest source of angst today was whether Joe Schmoe liked my new Members Only jacket, I'd be in good shape. Selective ignorance only goes so far anymore.As amusing as those notebooks are, they're all getting tossed, along with anything I've saved for reasons I've

The Redneck Express Has Arrived

2009-10-29T23:06:00.003-04:00

Jeff Foxworthy (whom I still swear spied on my family for his material) once said "Rednecks... there are ways to tell if you are one, and I are one!"You might be a redneck if you have a deer head on the wall... that you personally didn't shoot.You might be one if said deer head has been passed down 3 generations.You definitely are one if the deer head was passed down on the WIFE's side of the

Vacation... Sort Of

2009-10-24T23:12:00.003-04:00

A trip south to Mom's always involves fixing stuff, cleaning stuff, and of course eating, which is my favorite part. My second favorite part is running across things that tickle my funny bone.Example 1: Stopped at a local gas station, where a couple of women were hanging around talking to the cashier. One of the women said "Hey, you wanna buy my car? It's a Mercedes that looks like a Buick." Tell

Y Cant Kids Speel

2009-10-06T17:37:00.004-04:00

I am a spelling snob.No, not like those uber-annoying people who feel the need to correct every misspelled word in every forum post or chatroom... I only do that once in a while to virtual-elbowjab my friends. They're good sports about it. As I've said before, chat/instant messaging/etc is conversation on the fly and since I can't type fast for squat, I'm not about to get all hypocritical... in

FaceOff

2009-09-30T21:12:00.004-04:00

Don't make it hard on yourselfDon't make it harder than it has to beEverything's fineIt's almost as good as it could beEverything's fineIt's almost as good as it should beEver have one of those days that's just meh? Nothing bad happens, it doesn't suck, but nothing interesting happens either. Today was gray all around, in both color and mood. I feel like I've been on autopilot all day. Everything

Lyrics Biology I

2009-09-18T19:25:00.004-04:00

Today we'll be dissecting Carrie Underwood's "Before He Cheats."(with thanks to friend KM, who has been doing this way better for ages and never fails to make me laugh)Right now he's probably slow dancing with a bleach-blond tramp, and she's probably getting frisky... right now, he's probably buying her some fruity little drink cause she can't shoot whiskey...The only women I ever saw shoot

Time Flies! O.O

2009-08-30T16:03:00.003-04:00

Holy cow, has it been that long since I've posted anything?The Major Events are on the car blog (see post below).Work: same, only worse. New owner is determined to get everyone to quit, I think, so he can hire in cheap labor to replace us. He's taken our overtime pay and our breaks. We get one half-hour break for lunch, which might work in a normal job setting, but in a factory greenhouse (heat,

2009-08-30T15:53:00.001-04:00

New post on car blog here ---> http://gimmechrome.blogspot.com

Room with a View

2008-10-05T20:03:00.002-04:00

I just started my semi-annual desk clutter overhaul. 90% of it is a pile of documents that need to be shredded, which hasn't been done because the shredder can't be plugged in unless I unplug something else. Right now I'm using the available outlets, so it will wait. Meanwhile, I'm looking around at the other stuff I see every day, here by the computer. One of the things I used to do on my forums

It's That Time Again...

2008-09-19T22:18:00.003-04:00

It's Fairtime! That means... fair fooooooooooooooooooooooood!I'm not going to post about it again... those in the know are either drooling or making gagging noises right now, and the rest of you just shrug and continue... but speaking of food:After so many years here, I still can't get over the differences between what certain foods are called and what said food actually is. For example, "

Birds n' Bees

2008-05-10T19:47:00.003-04:00

The eagles are back! YAY! I saw one circling around the nest site this past week. We'll have an eaglet this summer! The robins are back too, and they brought their friends, because they are building nests everywhere at work.Bumblebees are around too, and so are the wasps and hornets. I encountered the first hornet I saw so far this year on Thursday, and I hope I don't see another in that manner..

SHE LIVES!!!!!

2008-04-30T18:27:00.006-04:00

I've been neglecting my blog as of late. Actually, I've been off the internet in general for a while, except to check emails. My friends all seemed to send me messages at once, asking if I was okay and so forth. Yes, I'm fine! Thanks for being concerned. :-) I miss you all, esp. those of you in OK, SC, and Latvia, and the various assorted forums I typically haunt. There's a new post on my other

AAAARRRGGGHHH

2008-01-08T18:57:00.000-05:00

No, it's not "Talk Like a Pirate Day." At least I don't think so... anyway, picture that as more of a "Charlie Brown flying through the air after Lucy pulls the football away" kind of argh.I have a very nice, expensive converter program and hardware that records VHS to DVD. Problem is, it was nice and expensive three years ago, and thus is now outdated and slow. It records VHS in real time,

Caw caw!

2008-01-07T18:28:00.001-05:00

In the movie "The Crow" a recurring song (and key line) is "It Can't Rain All The Time." The soundtrack to the film features this song. It's by Jane Siberry and is one of my favorites in that it captures the haunting, emotional tones of the film. By itself it's good; with the now-permanent Crow reference in my mind, it's great.I always wondered, though... in spite of the title, the lyrics are "It

Save the Endangered Interrobang!

2007-12-27T21:26:00.000-05:00

This is an interrobang. I am absolutely floored to learn I have one, wish it was common, and want this character on my keyboard (along with a right-side tab key). It is exactly what it looks like.. a combination of an exclamation point (a "bang") and a question mark (interrogative point). How is this not widely used‽ <--- Arial Unicode MS on character mapWiki has info here.I wonder how I could

Of Mouse and Me

2007-12-20T20:00:00.000-05:00

The backs of my eyeballs hurt. I don't know why but they do, but it's a very odd feeling. It isn't the "behind-the-eyes-headache" kind of pain, or sinus pain (at least I hope not... ten days' worth of antibiotic pills the size of small submarines should have knocked out that pesky sinus infection, plus any of its relatives thinking of coming to visit). It just feels like any minute now an eyeball

Lennon was Optimistic

2007-12-17T15:52:00.000-05:00

I've been having One Of Those Days.I decided to get my baking done, as much as possible. At the moment I'm taking five (or ten) to let my raisin filling (and myself) cool off a bit.The first batch of peanut butter cookies overbaked, due to me getting distracted by my husband, who chose that time to explain to me how a lock tumbler from a vehicle (in this case, our Bronco) worked, or again in this

Snow, snow, snow, sleet and snow

2007-12-16T16:29:00.000-05:00

It's alternately sleeting and snowing again. We're on the line between weather patterns so we're getting a mix- a nasty, ugly mix- of winter precipitation. Housebound today, by choice. Might bake cookies. Might take a nap. Might finish reading my book, then take a nap. Nap sounds good.I was up till almost daybreak, home while Hubby plowed the roads so that idiots with vain notions of

Disclaimer

2007-12-12T23:56:00.000-05:00

I'm going in for oral surgery in the morning. I take no responsibility for any posts between now and the time the painkillers run out. :-DSee you on the moon! Bring pudding. Thx

Week of the Rat

2007-12-02T11:50:00.000-05:00

Some random droppings:We got a little snow last night, not enough to stop anyone from going about their business but enough that the plow trucks are running. Supposedly, sleet and rain are coming later. Joy.Hubby got called in to plow last night. He's hoping they'll go to winter hours this week... he'll be off at noon and be able to hunt the rest of the afternoon. Freezer is looking empty.This

The mouths of babes...

2007-11-24T18:33:00.000-05:00

Overheard in the living room:"What's so bad about Philadelphia? Is that where all the rude people go that can't afford to live in New York?"

Get Fresh

2007-11-15T23:48:00.000-05:00

A friend accidentally coined a phrase tonight, and I told her I was going to use it. So... here it is... the term "Fresh out." Not meaning fresh outta money or what-have-you, but:Fresh out: to step away from the computer or video game and go outside for a breather. Also, telling someone they need to back away from whatever they're doing and calm down before re-attempting it."My eyes hurt from

E, no 'phile

2007-11-05T18:50:00.000-05:00

I'm not a wine snob... er, oenophile... I've never liked wine, except maybe the kind that comes in four-packs, is carbonated, and is labeled Bartles & Jaymes or Seagrams, and even those I could take or leave. On the rare occasions I have a drink, I prefer it to include good vodka in the recipe. On special occasions I'll have a margarita but my tastes are pretty constant otherwise.When I was a kid

Treknecks?

2007-11-05T09:46:00.000-05:00

I saw this ad for the Country Music Awards... don't know if this is a new logo, or if I just never paid attention before... that is totally the Star Trek icon. The black hole effect behind it just emphasizes the fact.*envisions Worf doing a duet with Alan Jackson... then William Shatner singing country- well, anything, for that matter... shudders*Edit: Here's the Starfleet Academy logo, some

Slices of life... mmm, tasty!

2007-10-30T22:14:00.000-04:00

For those of you with Blogger accounts, you've probably seen Blogger Play. It's a new-ish addition that works similar to the older LiveJournal photo feed, where you see the most recently-uploaded images to public blogs. However, Blogger Play is a real-time slideshow, although you can adjust the speed, pause, and even click an image to take you to its relevant post. It's incredibly addictive.I'd

It's a sign!

2007-10-28T09:39:00.000-04:00

Saw two funny things yesterday...In the classifieds of a local paper, I saw a help-wanted ad for TPS Systems. First thing that came to mind: I betcha *somebody* there really does have to write TPS reports... and I bet that somebody is sick of the jokes by now. I'm keeping my eye on the fire company reports.Cardboard sign tacked to a telephone pole: "Medical/Dental Coverage, Pre-Exiting Conditions

Flaming Elk Drive

2007-10-15T11:43:00.001-04:00

Yesterday we went to the Flaming Foliage Festival in Renovo, PA. Neither of us had ever been to the festival, and I had never seen Renovo or points west of it.RenovoThe foliage was uncooperative; due to unseasonably hot weather up until last week, the color change was delayed a week or two, so the leaves were only 20-40% turned. Yesterday's weather was great though. It felt like a perfect fall

Bad seafood! Bad!

2007-10-08T14:27:00.000-04:00

I've been eating seafood pretty much my entire life. I was born near the ocean, into a family that fishes, crabs, and shrimps recreationally. Aside from that, I just like seafood and shellfish, and even if it's of questionable origin and on a menu in a landlocked-state Mexican restaurant (or whatever) I'll eat it. My husband is even more daring than I... he'll eat raw oysters off a buffet, which

Crap Update

2007-10-01T13:12:00.000-04:00

Our Crap arrived a couple weeks ago. I forgot to post it for the one person who wanted to know what manner of Crap we received.Our Crap:Really nice red and black backpack, easily worth the cost (non-crap)One pack of two Jurassic Park 3-D puzzle sculptures (crap)Two generic fabric-covered Lone Ranger-style masks, no elastic (crap)One paper gift bag with handles (useful crap)One "Super-Lite" mini

New Frivolous Item: Microwave Locks

2007-09-30T09:59:00.000-04:00

Passive-aggressive microwave owners, take note... er, make notes...?I read through several of the comments. Most people assumed that no situation was bad enough to warrant getting one's own personal office microwave. The OP was over-reacting and employees cleaning up after themselves was the obvious solution.They've obviously never worked for my company.We have four nuke boxes and a refrigerator

This Barn Isn't Big Enough For The Two Of Us

2007-09-11T17:45:00.000-04:00

More peevish misspellings:A manager at work apparently slept through part of English class. I know exactly when he dozed off, too... right in the middle of learning "cognizant." It's obvious, because he doesn't know that there is a third syllable in the word... he says "cogniz.""Let's be cogniz of the fact..." And no, he isn't deliberately abbreviating it.Browsing a message forum (always a hotbed

2007-08-31T21:43:00.000-04:00

"People think of the inventor as a screwball, but no one ever asks the inventor what he thinks of other people." Charles Kettering

Bought What?

2007-08-30T22:55:00.000-04:00

Today, my husband bought Crap. Deliberately. I was trying to buy Crap... in fact I've been trying to buy Crap, unsuccessfully, for a year. I had my order in first. My card processed, a dollar a Crap, for three Craps plus shipping. You can't buy more than three. In most cases, you can't buy just one either, as there are 50,000 others trying to buy Crap at the same time you are. It's a real

Today In History

2007-08-27T13:02:00.000-04:00

I share the birthday with Mother Teresa, PeeWee Herman and Downtown Julie Brown.The day started off with a mysterious bag left on the kitchen table... I approached warily, as I do with anything pastel-colored. There were flowers on the bag as well, generally a sign to have weapons at the ready just in case it explodes into a big ball of feminine cutesiness. Pastel + flower motif = high danger

Bohemian Medley

2007-08-21T16:38:00.000-04:00

This is hilarious! And the guy's not half bad either...

I smell... bacon!

2007-08-18T17:00:00.000-04:00

perpetualkid.comHere's a nifty gifty site I ran across recently. I haven't looked at *all* the items yet, but some of them are amusing, like the pack of office stickers that includes "I ♥ Marker Smell!" The site has schlocky stuff- USB-powered heated slippers, marshmallow guns, fake tattoo bandages- but I have to give props to any store with a whole section listed as "Bacon."

Earth to iPhone: Ouch!

2007-08-16T21:30:00.000-04:00

In all fairness, this is not the fault of the iPhone itself, but of the phone service providers attached... see what happens when an AT&T user gets her first iPhone bill.Count the RingsLiving on the fringes of technology like I do, sometimes I wonder if inanity like this can be real. Apparently, it is, and she isn't the only one to get a bill of this nature.In other modern-technology news, I got

Slices of Southern Pie

2007-07-23T15:57:00.000-04:00

I Smell Bacon...We were driving south from Charleston SC on Highway 17. Suddenly my husband swerved into the other lane and back. I saw something running away to my right."What was it?" I asked."Pig.""What?""Pig!"Sure enough, it was a little black pig, going as fast as his tiny hoofs would carry him across the road and into the woods. I'm used to seeing all manner of critters on the road: coon,

Bated Hooks

2007-07-11T20:03:00.000-04:00

I see it so often lately.It's my latest writing peeve.I really want to ask those people if they were munching on earthworms, or if they prefer minnows... perhaps squid or chum? Have they caught anything?I'm talking about all those folks writing that they are/were waiting with baited breath for something or other. Hopefully they're waiting for a shipment of Listerine...To clarify, for all those

7-11

2007-07-11T19:07:00.000-04:00

Today is 7-11, and I really want a Slurpee...Have I gone off on my nostalgic fondness for 7-11 before? I don't think so. At least, not here; I know I have in conversation on many occasions. I haven't seen a 7-11 in years. I know they're out there, and I know that a dozen of them are currently masquerading as Quik-E-Marts to promote the Simpsons movie, but this rave concerns the 7-11's of my youth

5 Years

2007-07-01T20:23:00.000-04:00

July 1, 2002 - July 1, 2007"You had me from Howdy"

So Much for Art History

2007-06-11T14:06:00.000-04:00

It's Baby Critter Season

2007-06-11T12:15:00.001-04:00

Every year, I watch the geese show up and wander around until they pair up. Then I start looking for the goslings a few weeks after. Every year I notice that geese share babysitting duties with other geese, and it's not uncommon to see two big honkers followed by a dozen short ones and two more adults bringing up the rear. The group above crossed the same piece of road in front of me three or

Spoiled.

2007-06-04T17:16:00.000-04:00

I sure feel spoiled... We went to the Ford show this weekend... lots of great cars and trucks as usual, including ours. *snerk* Ordinarily we love pitching our tent and crashing outside, but this time I was quite happy to "wuss out" and book a room. It was hot hot hot and we're both burnt burnt burnt. Then the

Like, radical, dude! Fer sure!

2007-05-08T01:01:00.001-04:00

Happy Friday the 13th!

2007-04-13T15:53:00.000-04:00

What a great day! it really is a great day, isn't it? The big ol' bright sun isn't glaring in my eyes, and the colder weather is keeping the aroma from that dead skunk in the road from getting too bad. And we haven't had enough snow yet this year; hearing there's more on the way is nice. I just finished doing our taxes and we owe a little bit, so no refund, but it could be worse, right? I don't

Excuse me, where is the lieu?

2007-04-10T19:26:00.000-04:00

ARGH!You know how I am about misspelled words, especially from a business standpoint. (Right now there is a sign on the main office door at work that begins "During the peek season, please use this office for office-related duties only." Um, okay, so that means... no photocopying your butt in case someone's peeking?)That isn't what I'm going off about today, however. Today it's my

It's the last Saturday in March.

2007-03-31T18:11:00.000-04:00

Already!Random observations:I want to adopt a Greyhound! Maybe two or three. I thought they were one-way dogs but after getting the chance to love up on one at an outdoor expo, it turns out they aren't. Their fur is softer than I expected, and -get this- they're LAZY. The woman running the booth called them "45-MPH couch potatoes" because they'd rather lay on the couch and sleep all day than go

Wearin' O' The... White?

2007-03-16T17:26:00.000-04:00

We had a white Valentine's Day and now a white St. Patrick's Day is coming... a white Easter is never out of the question, either.A storm came through today and it's currently in the process of dumping 4 to 10 inches of snow upon us. After work, I was cleaning off the truck and dreading the slippery drive home... glanced at the road to see how bad it was... and there, in the middle of the road,

Smells like... adhesive?

2007-03-11T17:33:00.000-04:00

Today I was linkhopping and came across Branded in the 80s, a great nostalgia site. There's a section on 8os-era stickers; most of the ones showcased weren't ones I collected (although the name Panini brings back semi-fond memories) until I read the Scratch n' Sniff posts. I *loved* scratch n' sniffs. After viewing the pictures on that site I did some surfing and found more... all those "smells"

January, my foot!

2007-01-09T19:15:00.000-05:00

Wow, was my last post ever off! It is not cold. (Yet.)I'm outside today and I'm seeing ground. Dirt. Grass. BIRDS!I'm seeing the head guy in my department come to work in shorts. I'm scrounging around in my bag for my sunglasses. I'm watching my new winter coat gathering dust while I wear sweaters... and sweat in them. And, of all things, I'm opening the kitchen window during the day to let air

In Brief

2006-11-18T20:58:00.000-05:00

No, that does not mean I'm sitting here in my underwear. Oh wait... maybe it does... never mind. On with it...I'm an aunt to new twins. :-)Hubby got the PennDOT position and is in class this week. He'll be taking the operator test next week. He's liking the job so far.Step-sister just moved here! Haven't seen her since 1995. This could be fun.My job has been nonstop busy. It's that time of year!

Sting Forum

2006-10-24T18:37:00.000-04:00

I just realized it was down when I came home tonight... the Webmaster might be moving us to the new server tonight. NO viruses, NO hackers, just routine stuff. If your web address or bookmark doesn't work later, try www.stingforum.com

Mellow

2006-10-13T21:46:00.000-04:00

It's Friday the 13th.I'm sitting in front of the computer, wearing a flannel union suit (jammies) and feeling a bit chilly. But pleasantly so. There was frost on the car windows this morning and it's supposed to be cold again tonight. There is absolutely nothing going on at our house right now... I have some nice soul/bluesy tunes playing quietly in the background (do not ask me if it's possible

October Already...

2006-10-01T10:46:00.000-04:00

My favorite time of year is here! This is when I see the world through pumpkin-colored glasses, reflecting moonbeams and slightly fogged by crisp autumn air.For many, this is the downward slope into winter, the last handhold on nice days before the restricting weather sets in. This is the step before seasonal depression and the long, agonizing countown until spring brings its healing promise.I am

Scrapping out a liveing

2006-09-24T13:04:00.000-04:00

Have I ranted on this before? I'm sure I have. No matter, I'm going to do it again.Subject: Business TyposA few days ago, someone in the office at work (meaning someone who makes more money than I do, and supposedly has education and experience befitting her position) typed out a memo for all employees. She left a copy next to the mailboxes. I read it and cringed. We're doing inventory right now,

5 Years

2006-09-11T18:55:00.000-04:00

*Moment of silence for the victims of 9/11/01 and their families*

Reading in Reading

2006-09-04T02:30:00.000-04:00

Breaking News: Steve Irwin "Crocodile Hunter" was killed by a stingray today while filming an underwater documentary at the Great Barrier Reef in Australia. RIP. (Yahoo News)Back to our semi-regularly-scheduled post:Today Hubby and I went to view the PostSecret exhibit at the Reading Public Museum. It was great, although I think I got more out of it than he did. I noticed the majority of the

Wiki gone Wacky

2006-09-02T23:09:00.000-04:00

Hey Muppet-lovers!Gael at PCJM just linked to Muppet Wiki, as well as the "Muppets eating other Muppets" section. I thought Trekkers were obsessed... er, obsessive... either way there is a lot of Muppet minutiae on that site. If you can still sing the long version of the theme song word-for-word, occasionally yell out PIGS IN SPAAAAACE for no reason, consider Swedish Pig-Latin a bona-fide

Happy Birthday To Me

2006-08-27T00:23:00.000-04:00

It's my birthday. But more importantly, it's 7 years to the day since my first date with my hubby. Best. Present. Ever! The gift that keeps on giving...As for the day, since it's supposed to rain I wanted to stay in bed with a good Book and listen to the raindrops on the tin roof. Then Dad said they were coming over, so I have to actually get up in the A.M., get dressed, and make sure the house

I Wanna Rock!

2006-08-19T21:09:00.000-04:00

Our planned full trek through Rickett's Glen tomorrow has been postponed. It's supposed to rain again, and anyway we don't need/want to spend any more than necessary on gasoline right now. It's a ways away. Sure is a pretty place, though. I hope we get to go another time!

Another Work Post

2006-08-17T23:33:00.000-04:00

My boss had his interview for the head grower position today. We're all pulling for him, although we really like working for him the way it is now. If he gets the position (and we're fairly sure he will) he'll move up the ladder and we'll be left without a plant manager (or whatever the company is calling that position now. It seems to change every 6 months or so).That means his job will be open.

Creamsicle, ew!

2006-08-14T22:21:00.000-04:00

I used to love Creamsicles. You know, those orange popsicles with vanilla ice cream inside. After today, I'm not sure I want another one for a good long time.I had to go in for a couple of CAT scans today. I don't have a cat, and I couldn't catch one of the strays out back (suckers are quiiiick*) so I went empty-handed. One empty hand soon held a cup of orange sludge. I'd heard from other people

The Truth Comes Out

2006-08-11T20:56:00.000-04:00

This morning started out like any other. I got up and went to work, with a growers' meeting on my agenda followed by working in the poinsettias and doing the usual routine stuff. I know I mentioned our head grower left us; my supervisor has shouldered the majority of his responsibilities, so I've been picking up the daily ops at our plant until our new grower is hired/announced.Anyway, I got to

What's Around the Corner?

2006-08-05T22:35:00.000-04:00

Of Hoff and Perry

2006-07-29T22:02:00.000-04:00

I got laughed at last night. Twice. Why? I was chatting on IM and brought up the Random Question of the Day. In this case, it was:"Ever look at a celebrity you crushed on way back when and wonder what the heck you were thinking?"I got laughed at because I said I used to like David Hasselhoff.Shut UP.I mean it.I tried to explain it was all about the car... well, who wouldn't like a guy, stupid