by Mir | Mar 7, 2008 | Haven't been hit by lightning yet!, My name is Grumplestiltskin
We’ve been having huge problems with our broadband service, lately, possibly because all cable companies are run by soul-sucking incompetents, or possibly because my personal electro-magnetic field has thus far managed to disrupt my internet service, on...
by Mir | Mar 6, 2008 | Ottomatic For the People, Retail Therapy
This Love Thursday, I’d like to acknowledge that I married the sort of man who will tell someone “we just ordered my new computer and I’m dancing!” and then—when they say “I’d like to see that”—makes a video and...
by Mir | Mar 5, 2008 | My name is Grumplestiltskin
No, really. I may have made it up just now (what, I’m not allowed to do that?), but EMBRACE IT. Today’s the day to bitch and moan about things irritating you, and you get to feel just a little more superior about it because saying that something is STUCK...
by Mir | Mar 4, 2008 | It's not a regret, it's an "experience", What do I do all day?
Yesterday it was over 70 degrees here. Balmy! (Which is not the same as BLAMY, which is what I typed the first time, because I need more coffee.) I found myself fairly skipping through the daffodils (oh, yes—we have daffodils, dozens of them) and weaving ribbons...
by Mir | Mar 3, 2008 | It's not a regret, it's an "experience", Offspring: ecstasy and agony
Well, THAT was an exciting weekend. Sometimes my life is just so darned thrilling, I can barely believe it. I dunno… the whole Leap Year thing, it feels like we should mark the day, somehow. We’re always saying “I just need a few more hours in the...
