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mostly personal anecdotes where I sometimes try to be humorous

(maybe not always, Not everytime, but sometimes)

  • The Kitties

    A couple of you asked for a Hodi update. She’s doing fine. She’s going to have to keep her stitches in for another week and it looks like she may have some allergies which are causing her ears to be very itchy (which is what contributed to her little hematoma springing up). She’s starting a…

  • Chiseling Away My 15 Minutes of Fame

    I was reflecting on the Lady Bird story this morning and how I’m 100% certain I will die in some really stupid, front page worthy and ridiculous way. This lead me to thinking about the times I have actually made it into the media. I like to call this further proof that I’m destined for…

  • Lady Bird

    Again, this is an OLD story that everyone has heard some version of, but remember guys you told me to practice – you all and your silly notions that I’ll get better with time. Back in the day I worked for a PBS station in my home town. One of the joys of working in…

  • Signs of Aging

    I’m getting old. I know this not because I’ve given up Saturday cartoons (well, I have… but only because they’re bad) nor is it because my teeth have all decided to mutiny and fall out of my head. It’s because of a dream. I had THE best dream the other night about toothpaste. Yes, toothpaste.…

  • Doggedly Loyal: A How To Guide

    How to be a Better Girlfriend Jonathan and I were having an email exchange today and he confessed to not knowing “when to say attagirl,” or “OMG, girlfriend! You were wronged! What an (insert colorfully appropriate adjective)!” in support of your female friend. Seeing that I’ve mastered the art of being doggedly loyal, I decided…

  • My Birthday

    This is an old story… well, not quite Ice Cream Man old, but a couple of months. As the site gets going the stories will be fresher, but in the mean time I’ve got to keep Lori entertained. It’s a job I take quite seriously. Every year for my birthday I force my friends to…

  • Kudos – Props

    I just want to acknowledge April and all the hard work she’s put into making the website really sizzle. April, you’ve done a bang-up job! It’s better than I could have ever imagined it. I can’t begin to express how grateful I am for your taking the time to make the website look so great.…

  • The Vet

    Just last week I had the vet drop by to check on my cats. Their vaccinations were long overdue and one of the cats was a bit under the weather. I couldn’t find my old vet so I went with someone new who was listed under “mobile vets”. Anyone who has ever tried to wrestle…

  • Utopia

    One of my gifts in this world is the ability to rant. Some of my friends are talented doctors, others are gifted techno-philes as well as scientists and the like. Me, I complain. It’s a God given gift that I can’t ignore because I feel that it would be wrong to deny my true nature.…

  • Work Stories

    I just wanted to address some requests I’ve received about sharing my work stories. I know, I know, I know, you love ’em and people like Ed’s Grandma feel like an old family friend by now; however, I just can’t do those stories here. At least not the current stories about where I work these…

  • Whales vs. Wales

    An Addendum to the Red Hats Post Mom, being the careful reader that she is discovered in The Red Hats post that I had named Diana the Princess of Whales. I’ve edited the post, but I have to admit I feel a bit uncomfortable about it. See, I’ve never met any sea creatures and those…

  • Nicknames

    Ok, since I can’t shake it, I should explain it since it will doubtlessly appear in several posts. When you see the name June, that’s me. Anyone who knew me in college and had any significant contact with my friend Ernie calls me June to this day. I don’t know how Ernie came up with…

  • Death to the Ice Cream Man

    Right now I’m churning out the old stories to get them out there, to play with the website in general and in hopes something newer and fresher will strike me. Around the age of 5 I had a constant companion in the form of a short, blackish-gray haired bundle of fur named Smokey. I actually…

  • That Really Bad Date

    I’m going to add just one more story for the day. Mind you, this is all practice and I personally have a lot of work and thought to put into what I’m going to be doing here… This story is for Lori. Although, I don’t think it’s necessarily one of her favorites, I think it…

  • The Red Hats

    When I am an old woman I shall wear purpleWith a red hat which doesn’t go, and doesn’t suit me. Thus begins the call to arms of the Red Hat Society written by Jenny Joseph. Deep down I applaud the Red Hats for embracing silliness, sisterhood and a breaking away from society’s rigid norms. Well,…

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