I swear, every time I get one painful part of me happy by applying ice, another part starts complaining. Today, I iced my right knee, my left foot (ooh, good idea for a story – nah, it’d never sell), and my right elbow/forearm. My right knee is a known issue, fuck if I know what…
First, who is the sick fuck who put pieces of six habanero peppers in the woodchips of a school playground in Lakewood, Colorado? Second, seriously, this led to the evacuation of the school? Locking down the school would not be sufficient to keep the kids safe from habanero peppers? Makes you wonder how effective a…
Every now and then, I do a binge on Walking Dead through NetFlix. Usually, all the buzz over the end of the current season, gets me back to watching the old seasons on NetFlix. If you don’t want to hear any “spoilers” from Season 1, 2 or 3 of Walking Dead, just stop reading now.…
I know, I know. I haven’t posted for a bit. I was down in LA having a great time. I didn’t even take my laptop with me. I love blogging, but I love the people I was spending time with more. The trip was for a reunion. The reunion of a very special church choir…
Do you ever get a date stuck in your head; and you know it’s the wrong date, but your brain just won’t let go of that wrong date, and it keeps sneaking back unless you are constantly vigilant. Let’s just say, I’m not so vigilant. I called my sister Linda today. I called…
You know how every time you go for a long drive, you start seeing signs for “Mystery Spot” (or some variation on that theme)? You know, the place where water runs uphill, and the laws of gravity seem to have taken a hiatus? Well, San Jose’s mystery spot doesn’t come with the usual signs, and…
After a month in the office, I am back to my own little workspace at home, getting my leg snotted by an old blind cat that wants me to pick him up, supper in the crock pot, and a cup of my husband’s delicious coffee at hand. Life is good. My biggest problem with being…
Just found out today that as of the first of the year (as in 2014) the firm I work for changed its policy regarding the accumulation of sick time. It used to be you could accumulate up to 20 days of sick time, and I had long ago accumulated that amount. Then they cut it…
Thoughts from a Fat Old Lady 