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2 numbers away
We won $100 on a powerball ticket from Saturday's drawing. I'm happy with it...cuz it's $100 we didn't have before. But we had matched 4 of the 6 numbers: If we had also matched the powerball number, we would have won $10,000; if we had matched the 5th regular number, we would have won $200,000; and if we had matched all 6 numbers, well, you know ( Read more... ) -
Baby Head
A new user pic! Have I written about Baby Head before? Maybe. I know the Girl-Child did. Eh, it's my LJ, and I'll repeat myself if I want to ( Read more... ) -
The Scary Stairs, Part II
I noticed yesterday that the pair of men's underwear that I had seen on a ledge in the stairwell was still there. However, today the underwear is on the floor...along with several crumpled-up paper towels nearby.
I am as confused by this scenario as I was by the underwear being there in the first place. -
overheard on the train
On the light rail coming home, I overheard a young man on his cell phone:
"FYI, you'll be hearing about this in the coming weeks, but I just wanted to give you a heads up. Yellow's pregnant."
If that baby comes out Green, we'll know who the father is. -
(Untitled)
This past Saturday, the company I work for had its annual car show. All the employees are required to work it, and I'm glad because I don't know that I would be motivated to make the long drive (it's held at our warehouse in WI) otherwise. And it's a really fun car show. We had something like 1,000 cars in about 30 different categories. As in years ( Read more... ) -
The Scary Stairs
My office is on the third floor of this building. I generally take the elevator going up, but I take the stairs going down (cuz a little extra exercise never hurt anyone). As I was leaving yesterday, a co-worker said, "Goodnight. Oh, you are taking the scary stairs?" I chuckled and assured him that the stairs weren't scary, though they do have that ( Read more... ) -
Protesters?
I work in downtown Minneapolis, but my office used to be in downtown St. Paul (we moved last January). I've seen various bits of footage of what could have been demonstrators, rioters, or police brutality. It's really hard to tell when you get only a few seconds of whatever those who have an agenda want you to see. Part of me wishes I still worked ( Read more... ) -
Comma issues
Last week I was proofreading this book on F-15s. It's not super long or anything--30,000 words and 158 pages. I was told it would be quick, a "light proof ( Read more... ) -
American Idols Live!
The American Idols concert was Sunday night, and a fabulous time was had by all. We had gotten a ticket for the Girl-Child's friend, K, but unfortunately, K was sick and couldn't go. We ended up being able to sell the ticket at the last minute. It was at a loss, but at least the ticket didn't go to waste ( Read more... ) -
bad things and sorta silver-like linings
When I got to the transit station after work last night, I found that someone had broken into my car. Shattered the driver's-side front window. Darn it all. Stole my GPS. Noooooo! I loved that GPS! I am so directionally challenged, and that GPS was a godsend ( Read more... )