I've been mulling for a couple of days about possible blog subjects. As each idea came to me, I would reject them for being disgusting, or not politically correct, or personally embarrassing. It has now dawned on me -- I'm sort of gross. Probably not more gross than… Read full post »

My close friend in England sent me this link. The English speaking version is running on television there. She said she was shocked. Before I watched it, I was thinking, gee, how bad could this possibly be? I'll admit to you, my jaw dropped. It's so… Read full post »

We went to the Seattle Hemp Fest yesterday. I never had to make a moral decision about pot, since I can't stand the way it makes me feel. Some people with ADHD seem to calm down and focus with a hit or two, me, I just get paranoid and… Read full post »

I've spent the last two days trying to write a new resume. My old resume mentioned my extensive experience with TRS80 and Apple II. This is step one in what I'm sure is going to be tortuous process good for a series of blog entries (god help us all),… Read full post »

I was looking through my pictures today and realized I take a lot of pictures of food and booze. I like food and booze.. a lot. I want to reminisce...

Right now my favored vodka is Belvedere. I bounce back and forth between Belvedere and Grey Goose. I… Read full post »

I'm vain. Who knew? For years I haven't really cared about my appearance. My one nod to vanity was getting my hair dyed. I went gray in my twenties and have been a slave ever since. I've tried repeatedly to break it off, but crumble each time when… Read full post »

(The below rant is that of a cranky middle aged woman of questionable taste. Please do not be offended if you or a loved one have made any or all of the below fashion choices. Obviously Deven is suffering from severely swollen ankles from doing back to back wedding gigs this… Read full post »

I kept this tip jar on my desk at school for a couple of years. At the end of that time I gathered about twelve cents, a few bent paperclips, and a lot of lint. This haul didn't bother me, after all it was twelve cents, a few… Read full post »

"Sleepy as a Buffalo"

I was chatting with a fellow OSer this morning on how intimidating it can be to post a blog entry when we're surrounded by professional writers and razor sharp writing hobbyists (is that a word?). I pointed out to him that it was… Read full post »

Everyone has a little troll in them, lurking, snickering, ready to poke a stick. I have one. She lives in my photo blog.

A year or so ago my friends and I stumbled into a photo stream stuffed with half naked, gaped mouth self portraits.… Read full post »

We headed north to Vancouver for our version of a staycation (Canada, it's like a whole 'nother country). The little get away accomplished two things, first it was a reminder that I really am a fat, ugly, American and second, it renewed my long standing hatred of chickens.… Read full post »

I won't drone on and on about it - because I don't want to relive the (non)event. In June we went on a New England cruise on a Holland America tub. We had purchased the trip at a charity auction two years ago, we were to the point where… Read full post »

My husband is an addict. He is addicted to a substance that he says he can't live without. He snorts it twenty four hours a day. He's addicted to oxygen. This addiction has had a tremendous negative impact on my life. Yes, because of his greedy need to… Read full post »

Wednesdays are designated "Mom Day," the day I spend with my seventy five year old mother. She lives in a nearby independent living retirement home. I pick her up in the early afternoon, we run errands, and eat lunch. Six years ago, when we began this tradition,… Read full post »

Would you hire this woman? I woudn't, she looks shifty.

Ten years ago I stumbled into being an assistant teacher (aka: teacher's aid, aka: teaching assistant, aka: paraeducator, aka: whatever the union has determined will make being paid $11 an hour sound… Read full post »