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Category: daily drivel

  • return of the lost hour

    My Darling B texted me as I was wandering the aisles of the grocery store yesterday evening: “OMG it’s five o’clock! I thought it was four! Where did that hour go?” Well, I found that lost hour this morning. When Boo scratched at our bedroom door and I rolled over to glance at the time,… Read.

  • snowy

    Spring was nice while it lasted. On Monday, temps were in the 70s. I went for a long walk in a t-shirt and flip-flops. I could’ve worn shorts but I don’t like to tempt the gods. On Tuesday, temps were in the 60s, still warm enough that My Darling B and I sat outside to… Read.

  • inspectors

    Here’s the reason we don’t answer the doorbell any more: Two guys, dressed in matching blue sweatshirts and blue knit caps, were on our porch the other day to let me know they were going to do an inspection of our house. “We’re just checking homes in the neighborhood for storm damage, hail damage, that… Read.

  • no puzzle

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    WARNING: SYSTEM OVERLOAD. VENTING IN PROGRESS. Oh My God I don’t effing care how Kellyanne Conway and George Conway make their marriage work! How do garbage people like these keep getting headlines? It’s no wonder I gave up watching television news years ago! It’s really not such a puzzle! Maybe they still love each other!… Read.

  • early worm

    The bad news is, I’m of an age when apparently I need only six hours of sleep a night, and I need to go to bed at nine o’clock. Sometimes my eyes start slamming shut even earlier. The good news is, it’s finally spring and the sun is rising earlier every day. Not too many… Read.

  • begging

    Ran into a panhandler yesterday with a technique I hadn’t experienced before: shouting. It might not even have been a bad technique, if used correctly. Shouting at me triggers my fight or flight response, compelling me to either punch you in the face or get away from you as fast as I can. I have… Read.

  • hair ties

    “What are you looking for?” My Darling B asked me as I rummaged through the closet in the bathroom. “Hair ties,” I answered. She pointed at a little tin in the corner. “I put them in there. Remember? I showed you.” “I’m sure you did,” I said, “but I don’t remember.” “I showed you,” she… Read.

  • climate change

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    A few random thoughts about climate change, in no particular order: I don’t “believe in” climate change. I’m not entirely sure what the phrase “believe in” means. It’s most often used in the context of “believing in” god or supernatural phenomena or something for which there is no hard evidence. Until I see some hard… Read.

  • argle barble dribble burble

    Just a few words while I’m waiting for my chance to use the bathroom. Nobody’s in there, but I need to wait until I’m ready, if you know what I mean. I’ve never been what you’d call regular. It happens when it happens, y’know? And if that’s more than you wanted to know about me… Read.

  • #thanksoppy

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    Fare thee well, Opportunity, and we thank you. Read.

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