I'm hijacking this journal from my husband for a bit ( Read more... )

This morning my closest friend called with really bad and some good news... His 29 year old wife had a stroke last night... She is expected to make a full recovery with no long term negative effects thanks to a combination of him recognizing the event for what it was, the paramedics arriving quickly with the proper blood thinner, professional work ( Read more... )

So... I work for a large telecom company... the same one which employed Dilbert's creator if that tells you anything. In a wonderfull campaign against this year's upcoming flu season we received exhortions via email voice mail, and other media about the evils of taking sick days today. It was quite a graphic missive lamenting lost revenue via ( Read more... )

An exchange that I had the other day with the young lady who works the cash register at my company's chow hall got me thinking... scary thought, I know... the wife made certain the fire extinguishers were fully charged when she saw what I was up to LOL ( Read more... )

Okay... so I get a haircut this afternoon and am treated to a barrage of unsolicited opinions by the young lady with the clippers. From the eye rollling and sympathetic glances from the other employees I realized that any response on my part would really get her going so I did my best to change the subject. Why? Why do some folks assume that ( Read more... )

One of the greatest fictional villians in history has apparently resulted from a case of teen angst carried into adulthood... C'mon what a cheesy way to create Darth Vader. I was hoping his turning on the Jedi would of stemmed from a more substantial cause, such as Padme being mortally wounded as a result of Obi and company having something more ( Read more... )

1)Name the Last Four Things You Have Bought: Groceries, gas, a bottle of Glen Livet, and some replacement windshield wiper blades ( Read more... )