Queen Mediocretia of Suburbia

Putting the TMI in absentminded

Month: January 2018

  • Patient Zero

    At work Friday, I was chatting with my co-worker, M___ . M___ said she had gotten over whatever sickness she’d had on Wednesday, but that her husband was at home with the flu that very minute. I stood up and walked away. Then I went and got some Lysol wipes, wiped my hands, lurked a…

  • Lunchroom

    TeddyJ, the company I work for, has field representatives who are particularly personable. This means that when they come to town for training, the building is filled with people who have never met a stranger. Usually I plod through the lunch line and get, say, salmon. On a training day, the line is filled with…

  • Adventure

    Today’s adventure began with poop. Gary had a colonoscopy scheduled for 11:30 today. He had instructions on what to eat and when, and of course since he’s all-or-nothing he decided to kick the doctor’s orders up a notch. “Don’t eat at all the day before” – well, how about don’t eat TWO days before! That’s…

  • 2017 Year in Review

    The Year in Resistance “Good march. I wonder how long Trump will last.” – Me, after the St. Louis Women’s March in January Even though we attended the Women’s March, Immigration March, Planned Parenthood March, Tax March, Science March, Climate Change March, Healthcare Rally, Truth March, and Impeachment Rally, the Pence Regency / Trump Presidency…