Humor
Friday Fun: Driving in Boston 2
(This is part 2 of a roast of the Boston driver. Click here for part 1.) The situation is exacerbated at rotaries. For those of you who may not be familiar with the Boston rotary, it is a complex, multilateral intersecting way, with no stop signs, at which everyone goes at the same time, and [...]
Friday Fun: Driving in Boston
Nothing requires so keen a notice, so focused a concentration, so large and intimidating a vehicle, as does driving in Boston. When we first moved to Boston from western Pennsylvania, we were both intrigued and horrified to see public roadways under construction, with potholes dug the size of the Great Lakes and manhole covers raised [...]
Friday Fun: What’s in a Cat?
Proof that God has a sense of humor is that he created cats. We share our apartment with a sleek, black cat, whom we call “Tessie,” a high-strung Burmese (or something thereabouts). I call her my Spooky Cat, because she has always been terrified of any living creature, and a few dead ones. When we [...]
Friday Fun: Making Fun of FedEx
Original photo by Jon Scheiber, © 2006 CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 … or, “So I didn’t actually expect to get my package, did I?” My cell phone died earlier this week. In technical terms, the charger-connector-thingee broke. And that means I no longer have a working phone. Therefore, I am dying of loneliness, because I have [...]
Friday Fun: A Well-Run Household
Today, I have a guest post from humorist Kevin Cummings, who graciously is allowing me to poke, stab, put him under a microscope, and otherwise enhance his discomfort in an upcoming interview at bethestory.com, all to promote his new book, Happily Domesticated. (So you can see what he gets out of it. The pleasure I [...]
Computer Upgrades Cost Lives
Or at least they cost life. That is, they suck time from my life, because they seriously disrupt my life, and keep me from getting much of anything done, including writing blog posts. One of my Facebook friends even asked me how I was doing, I had disappeared for so long! So, my dad was [...]
Friday Fun: Looking for Smart Software Developers
A lot of companies were looking for Drupal and WordPress consultants this week, and you know what that means: another batch of funny job ads! No, really, I’m really excited about this week’s funny job ads, and I think you’ll agree. Because who doesn’t just LOVE funny job ads?! Like this real-life job ad from [...]
:-p :^) to Prospective Employers
This is a funny blog post. Really. Just hang on. I’m sure it will get funnier as I get snarkier. (By the way, how come my spellchecker doesn’t know the word snarkier?) I actually wasn’t going to post anything for Wishcasting Wednesday today (which by now is actually yesterday, since it’s now half past midnight). [...]
Gilmores, Blocks, and Judging a Book by Its Cover
Recently, a friend commented on her little one’s first day of school. Must have been preschool. The little tyke was so excited, she was up and ready by 8:15 in the morning. For me, though, this week, the Missus is on staycation (except 2 mornings she needs to go in and catch up on work—she’s [...]
Friday Fun: 11 Thoughts on the Love Boat
Earlier this week, I tweeted, “Yippee! NetFlix is shipping me the new Love Boat DVD’s today! (Yeah, I like The Love Boat. So sue me! <g>)” To that Robin (aka @Tuphlos) retorted, “I’m suing you for putting that theme song into my head.” No need for a lawsuit, Robin! (By the way, did I mention [...]