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mostly personal anecdotes where I sometimes try to be humorous

(maybe not always, Not everytime, but sometimes)

  • My Writing Process

    I’m not sure what process everyone else goes through when they write; I tend to wait for inspiration, compose it in my head and then try to make it to the computer before it all disappears. That’s worked pretty well, except the last few times I felt inspired, it was 3am and I also happened…

  • Mean!

    So, I may have had someone convinced that the only way to gain my forgiveness was to give me cash. It would have been funny except for the bit where they were actually scrambling through their wallet and apologizing for not having any money on them. They even asked if they could pay me later.…

  • Haushaltung

    Guten Tag! Es tut mir sehr Leid, aber mein Deutsch ist sehr schlecht. Aber… Ich will etwas sagen Wenn Sie kein persönlicher Freund sind, dann werden Sie auf die Website nicht zugreifen können. Schaffen eine lange Liste imitierter Namen und schickt per E-Mails Adressen wird nicht helfen. Fühlen Sie sich jedoch frei, den blog zu…

  • January 10th? Anyone?

    I’m having one of those moments where I’m pretty certain I’m forgetting an obligation. So, this is my plea to you (because I’m old and my brain doesn’t always work the way I’d like it to): if I’ve made some sort of plans, commitment, arrangement, scheme, agreement to do something or be somewhere and you’re…

  • I Resolve…

    … to toss aside Hello Kitty and have a new focus for April in 2009! (I love you, April! Keep on Twittering!)

  • My Battlestar Friends

    Don’t forget about the BSG Webisodes before the premiere (January 16) like I did. Episode #7 comes out tomorrow at noon. Plus, by virtue of being behind, you get to repeatedly see the latest trailer for the Underworld Movie – Rise of the Lycans. Sure, the first five times I saw it, I was all…

  • A Rant for Lynn; A Story for Tony: Tech Support

    Tech Support Fact vs. Beth: I hate calling tech support and when I do call, I’ve moved beyond “Tier 1” and likely need someone who isn’t flipping through a book looking for a script to match what I’m saying. I need a “real” tech support person, not a glorified telemarketer. One of our hotshot IT…

  • Christmas 1975

    Christmas 1975Originally uploaded by Big Blue Mess I don’t remember many Christmas’ – just flitters of images – heading to my aunt’s house to be with the rest of the family – the children’s table at Grandbuddi’s – cranberry “sauce” making that sickening sucking sound as it fell out of the can – dressing up…

  • Where’s My Christmas Card?

    You’re not getting one. Sorry. The truth of the matter is that I went card shopping this year and bought the most amazing and unique couple of boxes of Christmas cards. They were COOL! You would have loved one. I would have even written: “Merry Christmas!” and depending on how well I knew you, I’d…

  • Scott Griffiths: November 27, 1946 – December 21, 2008

    Scott Griffiths: November 27, 1946 – December 21, 2008

  • Birthday Stroll 2008

    S7301639.JPGOriginally uploaded by AprilB As you know, I was born on Christmas… yes, I do still mean the actual day (just like I did last year). It’s not some sad plea for attention, I mean the 25th. Not Christmas the 27th or Christmas on January 3rd, but the day when our family happens to celebrate…

  • Confessions

    Guys, I’m going to need you all to sit down for this one. I’ve got something important to tell you that I just discovered about myself and I thought it would be better if it came from me (before you heard it from a friend) and that I told you all at the same time…

  • 211 Degrees of Oh Please: The Missing Degree

    I’ll be honest with you, I’m not very “woo woo” or “touchy feely” and I’m not an easy sell on force-fed self-help crap (it’s the force-fed part I’m against). Sure, I can admit that I’m being a little unfair (maybe a lot) since it seems to work for the masses, but for me most of…

  • Wal-Mart Frenzies

    For years now, Wal-Mart and I have had a sort of love-hate relationship. I remember in the 80’s when it was all the rage and I lived in my small town; it was the biggest (and only) store that seemed to be open on a Sunday – oh sure, there was Hastings, but Hastings didn’t…

  • Memories of Beth

    The wedding wasn’t nearly as bad as I thought it would be; in fact, I guess it wasn’t even bad at all. I was expecting a monster truck rally, but instead was treated to a lovely traditional Greek Orthodox ceremony. Still, I would have preferred a monster truck rally – more stories. My best friend,…

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