I had a banking transaction that would need to be handled later that week, but I wouldn't be near a branch. The helpful bank manager gave me the 800 phone number for customer service ( Read more... )

I'm comforted by the responses yesterday. I had made the post so I could reflect on it later and be reminded why drs are useless ( Read more... )

I'll start with what isn't wrong with me ( Read more... )

The bball banquet was last night. I officially, and unequivocally, hate them all. I would not have believed this until I heard it, but a mother actually told her (thin, attractive) 12/13-yr old daughter, "You're not eating pizza are you?! Have a salad ( Read more... )

There is a relatively new public high school has opened, offering alternative education for 100 entering frosh students each year. It offers a specific math and science college guided curriculum, has backing from Batelle, is located near the OSU campus, and has a low student:teacher ratio. My daughter's current school is 35:1 ( Read more... )

Oh my I love this song.

It's the glitter off the lazy river as she laps against the canyon walls.
It's the purr of the siamese as he playfully winds around the legs of a kitchen chair.
It's the soft padding of the wolf's paws as he lopes down a deer trail.

Mmmmm, yessssssss.

It reminds me of good times. Good times.

C and I got into a completely non sequitur discussion on the genealogy of charismatic people, specifically musicians ( Read more... )

I subscribe to an anonymous LJ, where the comment below was made

I'm English, so i obviously couldn't vote, i don't even live in America! However, the sheer amount of relief i feel that Obama is now in office is something i didn't expect ( Read more... )

My daughter and her friend had a life lesson opportunity this weekend. I'm just thanking any and all higher powers I was there to witness it ( Read more... )

Lila: But there's no way that I could know what you've experienced, right? I couldn't possibly fill that need. Like a thousand hiding voices whispering "this is who you are". And you fight the pressure. The growing need rising like a wave. Prickling and teasing and prodding to be fed. But the whispering gets louder, until they're screaming "now!" ( Read more... )