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Archive for November, 2008

Hang In There, Baby!

My laptop is acting funny.
I really like my little old HP.  It’s pre-Vista, so I don’t have any of  those issues, but it’s also been carrying the load for me with all my home computing needs for quite awhile.
The MacBook Pro I have at work is pretty awesome, but to tell you the truth, I’m [...]

I’m officially in turkey overload, but I’m happy.
We had some friends in for the Thanksgiving weekend, and it was great hosting them.  BJ and I began getting the spread together with making homemade noodles on Tuesday, the great pie baking marathon on Wednesday, and of course, the turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes, gravy, cole slaw, and [...]

Getting The Lead Out?

Well, it wasn’t exactly Hotel Las Vegas, but it was still quite a gamble.
The newspaper office at the college has a darkroom in it, but nobody uses it anymore since all of our cameras are digital.  So the area has been deserted for who knows how long — until yesterday.
I finally mustered the courage to [...]

Good Dog!

A dear friend who always sends me funny e-mails has come through yet again.
Here’s the winner at Dog Obedience School.  Enjoy.

All Steamed Up

I’m seriously considering getting out my air tools and working on a personal jet pack to get from place to place around here.
First, there’s the tourist traffic.  Oglebay Park’s Winter Festival of Lights has begun, and since 1985, all of the locals have avoided the area like the plague because of all of the tour [...]

Fat Free Is No Fun

Looking through the pantry today has been very educational.
I’ve always said my four basic food groups are caffeine, nicotine, fat, and salt, but until I started reading labels today, I didn’t realize how true that actually is.
BJ has to go to the hospital Monday morning for some blood work, and the doctor said no fat [...]