One of the few shows we watch every week is Battle Bots. We enjoy the work these engineers put into designing their “robots” (they are not actually autonomous, but rather remote-controlled vehicles with weapons of various sorts). Bill enjoys it as an engineer, and I enjoy it from my please of utter ignorance. We enjoy…
Leo is our brown tabby. We have had him since he was a kitten and we adopted him from Town Cats. Today, I wonder if they want him back. Like many cats, he has a fascination with places he is not allowed to go. Like the garage. He has made it a game of trying…
This is another little (wtf) post. The only thing really rattling my cage right now is political in nature, and I’m really trying to keep this politically neutral (God (that I don’t believe in) help me). Anyhow, there is this TV commercial that makes me go “huh” and chuckle at the same time. (Okay, the…
I have no WTF to bitch about this week. I guess that’s my WTF! WTF? I have no WTF! Yes, I could take on political issues (those are always WTF fodder); but I just can’t. Not this week. Now, if it was Friday, after the whatever the f*ck 45 has planned for the 4th of…
First, big WTF Microsoft. I just wrote this post and Word ate it when I went to save it. FUCK. As I have previously blogged, my dentist told me I was grinding my teeth (which I think is a perfectly natural reaction to the current political climate in the US). So he prescribed me a…
First, I don’t go to McDonalds a lot. I only go when I have a hankering; and I don’t hanker for McDonalds all that often. There are two McDonalds near our house. One is a little closer; and easier ingress and egress. However, they always fuck up. Some way. Some how. It’s kind of amazing.…
There are a lot of things in this world that I hate. There are some things in this world that I fear. One of the things at the top of both lists is: Spiders. Just typing the word makes my skin want to take a walk. Anyhow. I was not happy when I went to…
Note to self: My body no longer likes dried apricots. I mean it REALLY does not like dried apricots. Unfortunately, I love dried apricots; but I don’t eat them very often. And I have never had a problem with them before. Last night, I ate a bunch of dried apricots. This morning my body responded…
This past weekend we were at the San Mateo Marriott for BayCon (a science fiction/fantasy convention). Last year when we were at the San Mateo Marriott, they had the whole place torn up for a major remodel, and mostly it was a misery to stay there. This year, only half of the hotel was torn…
You want to know the hardest part of making my little Dikke Dame (fat lady) dolls? It’s sewing the f*cking crocheted eyes on – because I have to use a thread that won’t show. So I use clear plastic thread. This stuff is so useful, but it is a f*cking nightmare to work with. First…
Thoughts from a Fat Old Lady 