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I am watching too much NCIS. (damn USA Network)Playing too much Wii. (dumb brother)Spending too much money. (stupid mold) It’s football season. And school starts tomorrow.
Sometime between when I posted last – about property taxes of all things – and right now, Google Ads decided that a “relevant” advertisement would be for Trojans. Any guesses on how that happened? Edit: And now it is back to taxes.
I was at CVS the other day and saw a “new” candy. Apparently, Hershey’s owns Good & Plenty and created something called Good & Fiery. There was cinnamon in there with some other flavors. Interesting. I determined to make my mother try it. Next… Continue Reading “Good & Fruity”
My friend Jenny has a theory, first formulated in college: Women meet the right guy and decide they want to get married. Men decide to get married and ask whomever they happen to be with at the time. I have always found this a… Continue Reading “Theories”
Several years ago – either 2001 or 2002 – I missed the whole summer. I probably took a vacation of some sort, but somehow, when the fall came, I realized that I didn’t remember the leaves coming back to the tree in my front… Continue Reading “Did I Miss It?”
Some people clean out their closets and air the place out. I cleaned out my car. Things I found: Notebook from Principles of Marketing (Winter 2008) Notebook from Operations Management (Fall 2008) Every insurance card my car has ever had, including the temporary one… Continue Reading “Spring Cleaning”
Yesterday, after a couple of tense meetings, I realized it was noon. I had a 1pm conference call before a 2:30 meeting. I knew I had to eat something, but I wasn’t hungry. I was all wound up. I remembered the summer I was… Continue Reading “Liquid Lunch”
I received a letter from Ernie Dannenberger, Director, Vehicle Services, Ilinois Secretary of State. Dear Illinois Motorist:Your license plates have been identified by the manufacturer as being in a batch that has the potential to wear prematurely. IN order to remain in compliance with… Continue Reading “Cyberdriveillinois”
Miss Manners wrote on a subject that touched pretty close to home. A reader complained about two people in her life that quiz her on her whereabouts whenever she fails to answer the phone (home or cell). My solution is simple – I tell… Continue Reading “Telephone Etiquette”
I just saw the Quote of the Day my widget-thing produced: Wanting to be someone else is a waste of the person you are. Kurt Cobain Was that supposed to be irony?
The Next Dark Age 