I've got nothing intelligent to write about (Shut! Up!), so here's some visual entertainment for you. Yeah, you'll have to look at some big boobs, but they're covered up. Oh yeah, there's an ad, too. Shocking Jumbo Jet Landing Read more →
When Bev did this one a few days ago, I thought "Remember this one!" And tonight, when I was idly rummaging around in my brain for something to write about, my brain replied, "Hey, remember that family meme that Bev did a few days ago? Do that." So I am. 1. Who's the oldest living member of your family? My mother. If you've been reading this, you already know that she turned 96 earlier this... Read more →
Yesterday I had my electronystagmography. Let me tell you, it's more fun than a day at the beach. This is the test that would determine whether my dizziness (Shut. Up.) was Benign Positronic Positional Vertigo (I may have gotten that slightly incorrect) or a brain-eating worm or something equally horrifying and incurable. I brought my CT scan films with me. I looked at them; I couldn't see any alligators in my sinuses -- oh, who... Read more →
I've been down 'ee ocean for the last few days. I wish I could say it was for a carefree romp on the beach, but alas! It was not. It was to help take of my Mom. She'd been trying to get the best of a cold, but it wasn't getting any better. She resisted all efforts to get her to go to The Beach Doctor, until finally she couldn't breathe. You read that right:... Read more →
Joe picked me up at work and off we went to celebrate our anniversary. We decided that we wanted to try someplace new, but I left the ultimate choice up to Joe. Oh holy dear sweet Jesus, Joe chose very, very well indeed. We dined at a swell little place called Grapeseed, a local wine bar and bistro. The menu is lovely, with every appetizer, entree, and dessert paired with a complimentary wine. We were... Read more →
Today is our 27th wedding anniversary. It's a beautiful day today, and it was a beautiful day 27 years ago. I remember that in particular, because our wedding day was the last nice day of the entire summer. At 12:01 am the next day, the temperature shot up into the high 90s, with matching humidity, and stayed that way until the following October. I know this because, after the wedding, we moved to a third-floor... Read more →
So I got this email today: U.S ARMY PERSONNEL 1st Armored Division( IRAQ ) Tikitit Regitment Base. Dear Friend, My name is SGT James Bill, I am an American soldier, serving in the military of the 1st Armored Division in Iraq , As you know we are being attacked by insurgents everyday and car bombs.We managed to move funds belonging to Saddam Hussien's family. The total amount is US$15 Million dollars in cash, mostly 100... Read more →
Weddings! Remember I mentioned that my grand-niece got married on June 9th? Well, here's the happy couple at their reception, two swingers in love. Last Friday Joe's brother got married too, to a lovely Brazilian woman. She speaks very little English; he speaks no Portugese, but they fell for each other anyway! They met when her sister married his housemate. The ceremony was at a lovely public garden here in Maryland; the minister was bilingual,... Read more →
We saw this classic example of a renegade apostrophe on the back of a truck this afternoon. I wonder what the driver is wanted for (dead or alive, perhaps) and by whom? Regardless, he or she is possessive. Read more →
Today was the yearly Day of Mandatory Fun, also know as the Division Picnic. I am happy to say that it actually was fun. It helped that it was cool and cloudy as opposed to blisteringly hot and humid. We all gathered at the picnic site -- which was next door to the CIA, make of that what you will -- for team games and getting-to-know-each-other stuff. I was on the Purple Team. We played... Read more →