It’s amazing to me that I am averaging only one or two entries a week. It’s not that I have nothing to write about, but it’s that I’ve been spending more time away from the computer. Those moments when I am symbiotically attached to my electronic soulmate, I’m catching up on things either with a [...]
My son’s preschool schedule:
6:30 - 8:00 Arrivals, greetings, health checks and directed free play
8:00 - 8:30 Story, songs, games, etc.
8:30 - 9:00 Morning snack, bathroom time
9:00 - 10:30 Morning songs, calendar, job presentation
10:30 - 11:00 Outdoor free play
11:00 - 12:00 More story, songs, games, etc.
12:00 - 12:15 Clean up and lunch preparation
12:15 - 12:45 Lunch [...]
I love Survivor, although not necessary as much as I used to, and I’m just as much a testosterone-infested, perhaps overly confident male as the next. But I wouldn’t want to be stuck on the guy’s tribe on Survivor Amazon.
The first ten seconds of the show likely painted the unfortunate picture of the season. It [...]
I copied these from somewhere. I can’t remember where, but I thought I’d share them anyway ‘cuz they’re so dámn funny!
The top television shows in Iraq:
“Husseinfeld”
“Mad About Everything”
“U.S. Military Secrets Revealed”
“Suddenly Sanctions”
“Children Are Forbidden From Saying Anything Darndest”
“Matima Loves Chachi”
“Buffy The Slayer of Yankee Imperialist Dogs”
“Wheel of Fortune and Terror”
“Iraq’s Wackiest Public Execution Bloopers”
“Achmed’s Creek”
“The [...]
This response to my original letter came in two parts, the first an unsigned, error-riddled missive from an unknown service representative. It is fortunate for them (and not out of character) that the second letter arrived first.
Citibank responded to my complaint about excess late fees on my account.
Thank you for contacting our Customer Service Center.
We have reviewed your account and credited $70.00 for the late fee. We have also credited all applicable finance charges
Your payment due date is 20 to 25 days from your statement date. Depending on the number of [...]
On January 22, I found myself within a mile of the Concord degree confluence as I headed back to San Jose from an appointment east of Concord, not realizing earlier in the morning that I had come so close to the confluence even though I had driven along the same stretch of highway, just in [...]
Another space shuttle gone.
I was a senior in high school when the Challenger explosion took place in January of 1986, and the news came between classes as I headed to Ms. Wendell’s chemistry class. I distinctly remember hearing the news as I crossed the Los Gatos High basketball courts heading towards the small flight of [...]
