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Violent storms rolled through the area during work hours last Friday bringing rain, wind, hail, and tornados. Not an unusual occurrence for a typical Midwestern spring day, except that on this particular day the annual office picnic festivities were in full swing, with food, … [Read more...]
Woohooo! My sweaty fist holds a $600 tax rebate, thanks to (a) Uncle Sam; (b) countries who passed the basket to lend us the moolah; and (c) the kids who’ll inherit the debt. How lucky that I don’t need my rebate for the mortgage or groceries, and can GO SHOPPING! I could … [Read more...]
In June, American Airlines began charging passengers $15 for the first checked bag on domestic flights. AA (which should stand for Antagonistic Airways) already has an unhappy face in my book for their meals-for-money policy. It's bad enough that they make you pay for food on a … [Read more...]
I am an unsuccessful slacker. I waste tremendous amounts of energy in futile attempts to do nothing. At any meeting I’m always the one in the back row with my head down, pretending to search for a pen while I’m really planning to make a mad dash for the nearest exit before they … [Read more...]
I was on the couch the other night watching one of those reality shows (the kind I claim to despise) when a mountain lion attacked me. The savage creature leapt up and ravaged my arm right when I was about to discover which obnoxious person was getting voted off. Just latched … [Read more...]