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.…
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…
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…
We are all bombarded with the message that everything we do on the internet is tracked and used so that we can be targeted for products that will meet our specific needs. I can live with that. I am sure there are many products of which I am totally unaware that could make my life…
Today, I decided to do the grocery shopping on my way home from work. After being stuck in rotten traffic and witnessing all kinds of ass-holery on the roads, I was face-to-face with the realization that the same people I was just swearing at (loudly) in my car, are the same people I am now…
I am considering buying a “smart” phone. I am not sure I am qualified, because this is really making me feel stupid. On the other hand, maybe I need a smart phone to look after my fat old ass. My current phone is a flip Kyocera. Sad, I know. You don’t know how long it…
It is my personal belief that every now and then, someone goes to all the local nursing homes and assisted living centers and hands out car keys. Today was one of those now and thens. Holy crap. I had to drive over to the (huge) HMO to see a physical therapist about my knee. I’m…
While at the Contact conference, my 2nd Kindle died. The trouble with a dead Kindle is it leaves you with nothing to read, because you counted on having your Kindle library available. And having just slogged through Of Human Bondage (and it is, indeed a slog), I was up for some much lighter reading. But,…
Why do men always know the population of everyplace? Or, if they don’t know, they want to know? I have never cared about the population of anywhere, and even when I look up a population, I immediately forget it. I care if there are too many people living in too small of a space. That’s…
I now have my M|RI scheduled. Amazingly enough the huge HMO does have an open MRI – and not far from me. WHY this information was not known to the HMO facilities in San Jose (when the HMO facilities I am being sent to is in Santa Clara – about 10-15 miles from each other)…
Thoughts from a Fat Old Lady 