Category: daily drivel
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rosemary time
Anybody know what the trick to keeping a rosemary plant alive is? If you do, you’d better tell us because we’ve killed every single rosemary plant we’ve ever brought into this house and it’s just going to keep on happening unless something or someone breaks the cycle. That’s right, every single one. I admit, some… Read.
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Barb Karpowla
Brittney: “Do you know Barb Karpowla?” Me: “Who? I don’t think I’ve met her.” Brittney [funny look]: “Barb, your wife. Do you carpool?” Me: “Oh. Yeah. Uh, I thought you were asking about somebody named Barb Karpowla.” Brittney [laughing]: “I thought you were making fun of me!” Read.
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crumbs
I don’t know if you’ve ever noticed this, but you have to keep your head upright while you’re chewing or food. If you duck your head, or bend over to take the dishes out of the wash machine, bits of food will come out your nose. Or is that just me? Read.
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PS3
We tried to watch the first episode of this season’s Downton Abbey last night using Amazon streaming video through a PS3. If that didn’t make any sense at all, here’s how that breaks down: First of all, yes, we’re fans of Downton Abbey. Roll your eyes all you want. We like it. Tim left us… Read.
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red handle
Every time Chris Christie is in the news, for some reason, every humor run about him has to include a bunch of mentions of the fact that he’s a fat guy. They’re rarely inventive in the least — they’re basically just mentions of the fact that he must eat doughnuts or pie or things that… Read.
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a real live actual camaro
Get it right, people! This is a real, live, genuine Camaro: The hideous plastic abomination people are calling a Camaro? I have no idea what that is. But calling it a Camaro is like replacing all the gin in a martini with vodka and still calling it a martini. (Oh just don’t get me started!) Read.
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resolutions
I’m not a New Year’s resolution-making kind of guy. I’ve made New Year’s resolutions before but if I ever kept one, I don’t remember it now and I think I’d remember that, so it’s safe to say I’ve never managed to keep one. From there it’s not a leap to figure out that I’ll probably… Read.
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cardboard
The coffee that comes with the complimentary breakfast at hotels always tastes like boiled cardboard, even when it’s not served in a paper cup. It must have taken years of devoted study to learn how to do that. Read.
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obligatory cold weather reference
How bout this cold weather, hey? Car start all right this morning then? Whoo, I might need a jump! Kay, I got to go, keep warm! Read.
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Kindle
My Darling B got me a Kindle Fire for Christmas. She thought it would come in handy when I’m stuck in a hotel room on a business trip and there’s nothing on the tee-vee worth watching, which happens just about every time I go on the road. A Kindle Fire will let me watch Netflix… Read.
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