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Yum?

Wednesday, May 28th, 2008

For dinner tonight we had pork tenderloin stuffed with prosciutto and breadcrumbs, smashed potatoes, and sauteed green beans.
When hub sliced the tenderloin, I had to laugh. It had to be the most phallic food I’ve ever seen! They make a cream for that! Georgia O’Keefe would be proud!
It took me a while [...]

Bye b… WAIT!!

Friday, May 23rd, 2008

Today after school we cleaned up the kids and packed them up for 3 days at Grandma’s house. Hub got them all in the car with their stuff, we hugged goodbye, and they drove down the street with me waving from the driveway. I was looking forward to a nice 4-5 hours of [...]

Dizzy

Friday, May 23rd, 2008

Trying to figure out which way she’s spinning? Cheat.

What I did today, a.k.a. boy, it’s hot

Tuesday, May 20th, 2008

I’m trying to overcome my self-imposed title of “Black Thumb.” Yes, I have had a tendency to kill plants in the past, but mainly because I forgot to water them. Shame.
But there’s nothing like a home-grown tomato, is there? And now since the tree got blown down a couple of years ago, [...]

Yes, I’m sure

Tuesday, May 20th, 2008

Doctor’s call center: “Thank you for calling, may I help you?”
Me: “Yes, I need to make an appointment.”
Call center: “And what is it for?”
Me: “I have a cervical strain.”
Call center: “…You sure you didn’t mean to call the OB/Gyn?”
Me: *sigh* “The neck cervical, not the other cervical.”
Call center: “Oh.”

To arms, my brothers and sisters!

Thursday, May 15th, 2008

GENERATION SLAP: They’re naive, self-important, and perpetually plugged in. This is a call to arms against Millennials.
Sure, Generation X survived AIDS, Reagan, the Cold War, Tipper Gore, and A Flock of Seagulls, but those adversities, suggest Strauss and Howe, pale in comparison to what Millennials face today. Consider the stress of having to juggle a [...]

Oh, hail.

Saturday, May 10th, 2008

Customer service: Two case studies

Tuesday, May 6th, 2008

Two recent experiences I’ve had with customer service:
1. Woot.com had a fake Wootoff on April Fool’s Day. Interspersed with the mundane battery sales were bags of Random Crap. For Woot neophytes, the Random Crap is like a holy grail: usually it really is crap, but some lucky folks get jackpots like Wiis, Xbox [...]

Mixtape

Monday, May 5th, 2008

I just found a mixtape from summer ‘89.
Side A:
Evil Ways - Santana
Hey You - Pink Floyd
Satisfy My Soul - Bob Marley
Lemon Song - Led Zeppelin
Fly Like an Eagle - Steve Miller Band
Threshold - Steve Miller Band
Slow and Easy - Whitesnake
All We Ever Wanted Was Everything - Bauhaus
Great Gig in the Sky - Pink [...]

Was that a threat?

Friday, April 4th, 2008

From: deecookhaters@gmail.com
Subject: Dear Dee
Date: April 4, 2008 3:02:45 PM CDT
To: me atsign addlepated.net
Your quest to ruin Sid Mournings life has came to my attention. Have you ever wondered if he has children? Have you ever wondered if you are hurting his daughter? Well we are here to ruin your life regardless if he has children [...]