Last week, without warning, my laptop mutinied against me. A dark grey band appeared on the screen, almost dead center, obscuring anything beneath it, and forcing me to adjust any open windows back and forth, to be able to read what's there. A quick poll of my Innernetz friends narrowed down the problem to either … Continue reading Laptop mutiny
Tag: Rants
Rules of the game
I am a bona fide soccer mom and coach's wife. I've seen the game from both sides of the pitch, the good and the bad. My daughter began playing soccer when she was five. She’s still involved in the game, playing on club teams in college, and refereeing and coaching rec league games. My husband … Continue reading Rules of the game
Attention dog guardians
I have a dog ~ a slightly overweight, exceptionally needy, very sweet, embarrassingly cowardly, chocolate Lab named Hershey. Most mornings she joins me on short walks around our block. When she's out with me, she's on a leash. Two reasons - one) she is very much like a teenager with selective hearing. She doesn't mind … Continue reading Attention dog guardians
A profanity
Under certain circumstances, profanity provides a relief denied even to prayer. ~ Mark Twain I have a potty mouth. It's not a secret and it has caused more problems for me that I care to count. My husband rarely swears, and if he does it's usually when we are alone and he's venting about work. … Continue reading A profanity
Jiminy Cricket doesn’t live here
One day I wrote an angry post about a co-worker, the next morning was denounced to a supervisor, then two weeks later I was laid off from my job... that was two years ago. The post, the result of a vexation induced rant, was bad judgment. True, every bit of it was true, but I … Continue reading Jiminy Cricket doesn’t live here
No dumping
Laws only apply To those people who can read Ignorant bastards * Haiku Friday is hosted by Lou at LouCeeL. In the city where I live, we have wide, green municipal right-of-ways. We also have twice a week garbage pick up (from large, rolling, lidded cans). We can call Public Works to have large items … Continue reading No dumping
Thin spiral notebook 