Monthly Archives: September 2009
Technical flu
Forget about swine, I am suffering from something way worse. I’ve got me a bad case of the technical flu. Now, I bet you are thinking that I am going to blame this on Mercury being in Retrograde, but oddly … Continue reading
Filed under absurdities, technology
My true love of AAA
I have been a AAA member on and off for many years. There is something comforting about knowing that you can have roadside assistance wherever you may be. Hmmm, define ‘assistance’. I have never called them before yesterday, and honestly … Continue reading
Filed under absurdities, conversations, humor
I’d Rather Starve
Actual conversation: Me: Just wanted to touch base with you because I will be out of the office on Monday for the Jewish Holiday. Client: I am so jealous. Me: Yeh, well, we have to starve. Client: I would rather … Continue reading
Filed under conversations, holidays, work, work habits
Outrageous Emails
We all get them from time to time. Those outrageous emails that either inform you of the millions you can claim from some Nigerian bank or the those that are complete nonsense and sound like a foreigner randomly picked words … Continue reading
Filed under absurdities, humor, magnet for the absurd
Uranus underwear!
I kid you not. Thanks to that grand diva of design in the blogosphere, designmom, I am now privy to these skivvies. These are soy based underwear. Sustainability with a sense of humor, what could be better? Imagine the founders … Continue reading
Filed under absurdities, products
Menopause, Mercury in Retrograde and other Mania
I can’t sleep. All forms of technology are going wacky. Appliances are on the blink. I feel like I am in groundhogs day. I am hot. I am cold. I am bloated. I am starving. I can’t complete a task, … Continue reading
Filed under absurdities, humor
Long Guyland, New Yawk
For those who do not live in these parts, that is the way people tawk heah. Well, not all of us, but I suppose many. If you are a New Yorker you can tell the subtle difference between the Brooklyn … Continue reading
Filed under humor, New York, New York City, places of interest
Bandals or Soots?
I just don’t know what to make of this style. Are these bandals or soots? Neither really works for me. Sometimes you can get away with a combo name. Like the skort, for instance. That was big back in the … Continue reading
Filed under absurdities, carry a camera, fashion, photography
Time to Cry Tuesday – Hit Send
We are here. Where, you ask? Here! On the other side of ‘send’. And with that simple click of the mouse, Danny – the baby – has submitted his first college app. Too melodramatic, you say. Hmmm, well I say … Continue reading
Filed under college, college applications, danny, education, family, teenagers, Time to Cry Tuesdays
