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Karma Claus is coming to town
I got the opportunity to help a total stranger in need today. I stopped in Tarjay to see if they had any good day after bargains (they didn't), then I checked the movie section to see if the movie that Eewie's been wanting might be on sale yet (it's not ( Read more... ) -
Yet another lingering legacy from "The Great One"
No, I don't mean Jackie Gleason, nor do I understand what the hell was ever so great about him. He portrayed a loudmouthed, mean-spirited blue collar loser who dedicated all of his free time and energy to putting down his sitcom wife and belittling her every effort. Whoop de freaking do, can we get more of that? There just aren't enough role models ( Read more... ) -
Yet another fine guessture by the school district to sever us all better
I had planned to go back to school this fall, and I'd basically decided to go Mondays and Wednesdays, taking one class in the morning and one in the afternoon. But then I got a notice in the mail that the school district, in its unfinite wisdom, has decided to start all middle and high schools 20 minutes later on Wednesdays, with a 10 minute delay ( Read more... ) -
One new development that I feel compelled to share
There have been a few new developments that I don't want to get into on here, but one nice thing that came up the other day was, we managed to make it to Ribfest. Heart was on the main stage, and Blue Oyster Cult was on the rock stage. So my son decided he wanted to see Blue Oyster Cult, and he and Eewie went there, stopping along the way to enter ( Read more... ) -
What is it with kids and vacuum cleaners, exactly?!
My kids have done this to me more times than I can even count, by this point. And it's not just my kids. Nearly everyone I know has complained, at one time or another, of the same things, so I'm led to believe that it's a universal kid phenomenon ( Read more... ) -
Proud mama moment
Just got home from seeing Eewie's talent show. She was extremely good, and I was very proud of her. Her accompanist left a lot to be desired, and shouldn't quit her day job*, but she managed to shine anyways. I thought she was definitely one of the best ones performing, if not possibly the best. There were a couple of other acts that I found very ( Read more... ) -
Sheesh, what gives with so many drivers lately?
:::fumbling a tortured traverse pick of what I believe to be some chord or another ( Read more... ) -
When stupidity attacks
Eewie auditioned for talent night at her school, and managed to get picked, which was a nice change of pace. Many times she'll audition for things and not make it, then of course I'm subjected to the endless barrage of whining about the unfairness of it all ( Read more... ) -
Just driving along, minding my own business...
I let my son have 2 friends from school sleep over last night. The one I've met before, but the other was a new one on me. They had a great time, stayed up late playing Rock Band, then watched a movie or two, then the usual deep conversations between teenage boys that I'd forgotten all about, which I overheard unintentionally:
Boy 1: (about some ( Read more... ) -
Sometimes it's hard to decide which is worse...
When my son takes initiative to do something all by himself, or when he refuses to take any initiative to do anything. For probably six weeks now, he's been going on about wanting to plant a garden out back, with pumpkins and stuff he likes to eat, although I tell him there is no such vegetable. Nor do ham and cheese sandwiches or cereal grow on ( Read more... )