I was on my way to my regular Thursday after-class luncheon date with Mom and Cousin C when my cell rang. Message: I had to go home immediately and let the furnace guy into the house. This is how cold … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: February 2007
Nope, still no heat in this house. Nothing but green wet wood that WILL NOT BURN, and the usually reliable woodstove is inconceivably ornery. (“You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means. … Continue reading
Well now, I don’t do this very often, and this particular SpamPiece has been around for quite a while, but I’m doing it again: posting a piece of forwarded spam here. “Everybody” has seen it a zillion times; I am … Continue reading
This is a first. Colleges rarely shut down no matter how bad the weather gets. Last year, I nearly had a wreck driving up to the main campus in a terrible snowstorm; all the public schools closed but the campus … Continue reading
If there’s anything I despise, it’s a bully. And if there’s anything worse than a bully, it’s someone who is too stupid to recognize a parody when he/she sees one. (Most bullies fall into that category.) (I love parodies.) And … Continue reading
I held out as long as I could, but in the end I was given no choice. I had to update to the New Blogger. Usually, I shy away from updates like this, because they’re so often full of glitches, … Continue reading