by Mir | Jun 8, 2006 | I'm dating the television
As I mentioned in passing in this post, in the midst of the UNBRIDLED JOY of having a private pond right here in the house for my convenience, geeFlarmony got off its collective ass and sent me a match. A match with a man who didn’t know if he was black or...
by Mir | Jun 7, 2006 | Haven't been hit by lightning yet!
So late last night I got a phone call from someone at FEMA, and he asked if my refrigerator was running, and when I said yes, he told me to go catch it. Not really. But wouldn’t that have been great? Actually, he said he was going to be in the area today, and...
by Mir | Jun 6, 2006 | Offspring: ecstasy and agony
[But first, we interrupt this post for a Very Important News Flash: It’s that time again! Go! Read! Write! Win a book!] I have to say, I’m having a real love/hate relationship with Tae Kwon Do. That in itself is pretty funny, considering that I’m not...
by Mir | Jun 5, 2006 | It's not a regret, it's an "experience"
This morning, the pump broke. Or, to be specific: It made lots of noise, but it simply refused to suck. I futzed and fuddled with it and took the hoses off and put the hoses back on and consulted my ex. (“It took me a while to get it going, before,” he...
by Mir | Jun 4, 2006 | My name is Grumplestiltskin
Actual voicemail, left for my insurance agent early this afternoon: Hi, Agent, this is Mir Lastname, at xxx-xxxx. I was just calling to find out what’s happening with that second adjustor… he never called. OH, and to tell you that if he needs to come out,...
