Category: In Which We Set Ourselves Up for Mockery

Last night I was watching Anderson Cooper almost tear his sexy grey hair out over a conversation he was having with a birther. By chance Gary was watching the same thing in another room and began screaming. You can skip it, or you could watch it below. It is amazing, just to watch Anderson walk…

Aw, man. I brought a guy to Mom’s to discuss clearing out the remaining flotsam. Any flotsam Dave or I might want has long been claimed. This leaves a house full of spoons and occasional tables, rolling carts and picture frames, a living lesson on the difference between antique and vintage. To take this step…

I had just a lovely day. This morning was devoted to a work seminar I helped organize, and it turned out really well. Only one or two hiccups, and those hiccups didn’t diminish anyone’s training experience. All afternoon I studied for Son of Series 7: Series 66. I have been trying for two weeks to…

I don’t blame the Universe, really. I was sitting at my computer a day ago. I typed, “great job … almost no bills … no unmanageable health problems … good friends … Paris … birthday.” I should have known there would be a backlash, and not just Steve’s blog. Monday we got the results of…

… because it’s one of those anniversary “why I love my husband” posts. I always skip yours. Uh, sorry. (This is coming out 2 days early because Monday, Official Anniversary Day, we have agreed to call the cable company and get the cable problem resolved, and we dispute what is wrong with the cable, and…

Here was my night at the ballpark. The ballpark elevator operator said, “Ooo, you’re in the suite.” The elevator occupants tried to supress their envy but could not. And that was worth the price of admission. Which was nothing. La la LA. From there the evening went downhill. I walked into an air-conditioned suite with…

Hoover identified five types of Communists. I have to say, were I a Communist, I would be a fellow traveler, because I like travel just that much. It seems that travel makes your spouse more loyal. I read this interesting article regarding commitment. The part that struck me was that scientists “theorize that couples who…

Lunch talk turned today to the Pirates exhibit at the Science Center and what a co-worker thought of it. He said, “I had to remind my nephew that: pirates? Not really good people.” But we love pirates, don’t we? We love them because they are rule-breakers, rogues, they do what we wish we could.That’s what…

My latest bonnet-bee is healthcare, and the arguments against which are essentially, “I got mine, I worked hard for mine, you shouldn’t get yours for free.” This would be like me saying, “I had to pay a 22% interest rate the first five years of my mortgage, then 13% the rest, now that my house…