Month: March 2008

  • Things That Make You Say “@*&%#!”

    Just today, these things made me exclaim, “Damn!”

  • Saturday

    Saturday, Gary and I went shopping for his sister Sandy’s birthday gift. Gifts. Forty gifts. I am not exaggerating. It took the entire day. He buys MY birthday present the night before in about two hours. No … I’m not jealous. His sister asked for: “Soup bowls Photoshop Homeopathic stuff” Well, our first (and worst)…

  • If I Had Typed This It Would Be As Full of Errors As a Phishing E-Mail

    If I Had Typed This It Would Be As Full of Errors As a Phishing E-Mail

    [Edit from the future – lots of broken links circa 2025 – Ellen] I have MS and you don’t nyah! nyah! nyah! The benefits? Well, free FTY720, and all the male doctor attention, and best of all free publicity! I have been getting all kinds of visitors from these MS blogs that have participated in…

  • Bad Start to the Day

    I got out of the shower this morning and noticed the phone message light blinking. Message: “Hi, this is Tammy at Blahblah Technologies. I’m calling to see if we can resolve this invoice for sixteen thousand — (embarrassed laugh) — oh, I’m sorry, sixteen hundred dollars. Call me back at ###-####, extension ###.” I called…

  • Bob Kuban Comeback

    Does anyone except Saint Louisans remember the song “The Cheater” by Bob Kuban? “Look out for the Cheater, something something something…” I ask because I noticed that a place by my house seems to have a marquee that says “Bob Kuban.” Gary thinks it’s a ticket outlet (because Highway 94, yeah, that’s a great place…

  • In Which I Share my Winter Storm Story

    I say to People in Saint Louis: Pretty bad snow, Tuesday, huh? Remember when it was 70 degrees last weekend? Crazy. I say to People Everywhere Else: All of Saint Louis Almost DIED Tuesday! It was a 100-year blizzard! For some reason, CNN cared more about covering the Primaries than covering the near-death experiences of…

  • Wattle Watch ’08

    Wattle Watch ’08

    This week’s wattle: Smaller? A bit.

  • In Which I Am So Screwed

    I’m not a people person. At one of my reviews at Ye Olde Company I was reproved for not going about the office and saying “Hi” to others. Well, and not saying “Bye.” Oh, and not saying, “How was your weekend?” Well. One of the hazards of working for a small company, right? TeddyJ wouldn’t…

  • In Which Gary Channels President Garfield

    Yesterday I asked Gary what he wanted for his birthday. He wanted an AsSeenonTV Cordless Swivel Sweeper. Ah, I thought, because you spend so much time cleaning the floor. But it’s his Birthday Month, and after a few comments regarding how it would be cool if they made a cordless sweeper that was round and…

  • Hey! Memes Are Supposed to be Easy!

    Where have I been? Recovering from the Waterslide Flu. (I’m not suggesting I caught it at a waterslide. If you had this flu, I think you know what I mean.) Well, and trying to do this meme I got from Katie, the Hardest Meme Ever. I’m supposed to list 5 material wishes and 5 spiritual…