Had a terrible evening at work last night. Beginning to realize I'm constantly doing the work of three people during every shift. Feeling guilty about feeling this way as I truly love my job and like my co-workers. Becoming overwhelmed by a serious case of the blahs ( Read more... )

I hope everyone enjoyed their 4th of July holiday. Most people seem to have had plans of some sort. We did not. With the hubby working two full-time jobs at the moment, it's a rare occasion for both of us to be off work together for an entire day. We spent most of the morning and early afternoon doing absolutely nothing, which was very nice. Late ( Read more... )

We have this patron who frequents our library. She's a lovely, sweet lady. She's always smiling, always pleasant. She often purchases books from our "Friends of the Library" tables. In other words, she'd be an ideal patron except for one thing. She smells. And no, it's not body odor. In fact, she seems to be a very clean person for the most part. ( Read more... )

as stolen from thejtrain

( The Walk Down Memory Lane )

My husband actually took some vacation time this weekend on Friday evening and Saturday. He's spent his time resting and piddling at things around the house. Tonight, the shelf above the washer and dryer took a notion to collapse. It couldn't have done this earlier while Jim was off and had time to fix it. No, it decided it would be better to ( Read more... )

I finally finished the book of Willa Cather's short stories, essays and other writings I'd been working on since last month - all 1002 pages of it. According to my calculations, I am now just three short stories away from finishing all her major works ( Read more... )

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I love Jeff Dunham. I think his act is funny and unusual. Not many comedians work with puppets nowadays. I happened to catch one of his specials on Comedy Central Friday night, aptly entitled "Arguing with Myself." You'll find three clips below involving my favorite character, Peanut. When I showed these to my husband, he laughed so hard he cried. ( Read more... )

We've been on a bit of a movie kick around here lately. Last Sunday, we went to the theater to watch Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End. I can't help admitting I was a tad bit disappointed in this one. It just seemed too grim for me. And the ending...don't even get me started on that. So sad, so depressing - it broke my heart. Call me crazy, ( Read more... )

So, after I can't remember how many months of normalcy, I had a panic attack today. It happened on the way home from work this evening. I had just hung up with my husband when I felt the tightness in my chest. Then, came the pounding heart, the cold sweat, and the trembling limbs. I thought a couple of times I was going to have to pull over into a ( Read more... )