My birthday was this week. I got some presents that will help to solve problems I’ve had over the past couple months and others that actually caused me problems on my special day. I was an avid fitness tracker for about 3 years. As many of you know, my tracker suddenly quit syncing about 3…
Category: holiday
You’ll Cut Your Bells
It’s beginning to feel a lot like…what the hell? It’s early November and it’s already Christmasey everywhere you go. Yeah, I know, I shouldn’t have used ‘hell’ in that sentence given I’m talking about Christmas, but what the hell? I was in the grocery store on the second day of November picking up a few…
I’m Not One of Those People
Halloween is the day when people want to feel scared. I really don’t understand why people actively seek out scary things but given the number of scary movies and haunted houses it seems a lot of people like to be scared. I’m not one of those people. My travels took me to a work-related multi-day…
Start Knocking
It’s Halloween time. I think I can still use the word ‘Halloween’ without offending too many people. There are so many rules about what you can and can’t say that I have trouble keeping everything straight. The bottom line is this…I have a lot of fond memories about my childhood Halloweens. As I’ve gotten older,…
Can’t Always Get What You Want
Someone I know had a birthday last week. I ordered a cake and yes, it was from the same store where the lady talked deli to me so it didn’t go off without a hitch or glitch or whatever you call it. In fact, the whole experience reminded me of a song that came out…
It was Laborless
Labor Day-it’s the red letter day when we recognize workers and all of their contributions. It’s celebrated on the first Monday in September, which is about the same time that my work gets really busy. However, I found the perfect way to celebrate and it was laborless. Having a three-day weekend usually means doing five…
My Fruit of the Womb 