I'm poking my head out of the sand to wish Michael (Who probably won't see this) and Stephanie (Who probably WILL see this) both a HAPPY, HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

You guys don't know each other, but you are both wonderful people and I hope you have had a great day.

So, we were driving through Alabama last weekend and stopped in to a gas station.  The following sign was attached to the tile wall near the wastebasket.

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Congratulations Bert!!  Happy Graduation!!

I'm so proud of you for working so hard for something you can not only enjoy, but be excellent at, and hopefully make a fabulous living doing.  Best of luck with everything to come.

Lura: What is your name? (in booming voice)
Melody: I don't knoowww...
Lura: What is your quest?
Melody: I don't knoowww...
Lura: What IS YOUR quest?
Melody: To seek the Holy Grail...and play dress up with it!

Just goes to show that 2 kids are funnier than one.

  I am moderately successful in the business world.  I don’t make a great deal of money, but I make a good reasonable wage that puts me firmly in the middle-class range.  I have never received anything but stellar praise from an employer, and I am always given the maximum raises that my bosses are able to give me within the limits set by the ( Read more... )

If you know someone who has kindergarteners or First Graders or is a teacher of such, please take a look at my friend Alethea's Children's book.  It's just adorable!

http://www.aletheakontis.com/alphaoops/about.htm

Alpha Oops!

We have to make sure we don't forget this and let it slip by!

http://www.egyptatthefrist.org/tickets/

$17 for adults unless we can get a group of 20 or more then it's $14. Kids 18 & under are free.

This past weekend, I spend several hours in one of each of your stores in search of a pair of pants. I was hoping for several pairs but would have been happy to find just one pair of flattering, attractive, stylish trousers. I tried on numerous pairs in a couple of sizes...all to no avail. They were either too small, to big, or just hideously ( Read more... )

  Is it too much to ask for commercially available clothing to have consistent sizing?  How the hell am I supposed to know what size to take into the dressing room when some 10's wont pull up over my knees and some 8's totally fall off of me.  OK, I realize that I have an hourglass figure, is that REALLY so incredibly rare these days?  So, there is ( Read more... )

Hayseed Dixie is on the Bob and Tom show this morning. They just broke into "Dueling Banjos" and I feel the need to admit that hearing it made me very happy. I know it has a bad rap from the whole deliverance thing, but that is true southern bluegrass. My Grandpappy played Bluegrass all my life until the day he died. Guitar, Banjo, Dobro, and ( Read more... )