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Tag Archives: Daily Life Stuff
A few random opinions on some stuff
Random stuff! :: Hey, Pittsburgh Pirates: I’ll be fine with it if you don’t quite make the postseason. But if you find a way to get to 82 losses after the season you had up ’til a couple of weeks … Continue reading
The New Hoodickey
I’ve been resisting the whole e-reader thing for quite some time, but I have now weakened. My resistance started faltering last summer when The Daughter used some collected birthday money to buy her very own Nook, which she loves. I … Continue reading
Luck o’ the Irish!
It’s St. Patrick’s Day! Here’s some stuff. Wondering about the logistics of Darth Vader quaffing a beer? I assume he uses a straw through the grates of his mask. Or maybe he just has it in his meditation chamber, once … Continue reading
What if winter came, and nobody knew?
I find it kind of ironic that I’m re-reading George RR Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire right now, given that one of the book’s main plot points is that winter is coming to the world in the books, … Continue reading
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All I have to say about Daylight Savings Time
That is all. Stupid DST!
Whooooosh!
Wow, is it ever windy today! In fact, this whole friggin’ winter has been really windy. We’ve had spectacularly little snow so far this year, and now that it’s March, except for the odd late-season storm that we’re known to get, … Continue reading
For want of a cell phone battery….
I’ve seen it happen to lots of people over the years…but it had never happened to me, until last night. I dropped my cell phone on the floor, and the battery popped right off. Problem is, this happened at Shea’s … Continue reading
When cats suck
I was dreaming about…something. It was a nice dream. I think I was a Viking, or a space cowboy. Something cool like that. But a sudden, insistent electronic beeping pushed itself into my dream. I wondered what it was…and then, … Continue reading
Convening the Department of Random Complaints, Grievances, and Pithy Observations
Time to get some stuff off my chest! :: If you are standing somewhere, talking to another person or a small group of persons, please look around. If you are standing within ten feet of an entrance to the place … Continue reading
Well, crud.
The Daughter nursed a minor head cold last week. I thought I had dodged that particular bullet. Today…not so much. Ugh! And I really meant to get some writing done today, too….