The Friday Thingonmyblog
We had rain all week long, Monday through yesterday afternoon. Then, it turned to snow. Luckily, I made it home before it got too bad and traffic came to a virtual standstill. It was pretty, though, as...
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The weather's been completely schizophrenic lately -- unseasonal warmth, heavy rain, snow flurries, and strong wind, all in the same week. It's clear and dry today, but the wind's been howling for...
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I've been a total slacker about blogging lately. The new job is keeping me so busy that I come home and practically vegetate. There's a lot of work in areas I have very little experience in, so I'm...
View ArticleMay May Be Better. Maybe.
I haven't blogged in so long I was almost afraid I'd forgotten how. To tell you the truth, I have kind of forgotten how some features work. Geez. Luckily, I'm a pretty quick study.April's been a tough...
View ArticleNew Addition
I've been away from the blog for a while. This, that, and the other, not to mention work -- and keeping the wolf away from the door -- has kept me busy. There's always "stuff" going on. You know what I...
View ArticleOne Less Vice
I quit smoking on April 20th. Just like that. And the amazing part is how easy it has been to stay (mostly) cigarette-free. How did I do it? Well, I did it with this slim blue item:It’s an...
View ArticleSlightly Sluggish
Yeah, I'm a slug -- when it comes to blogging. Hopefully, I won't start looking like a slug any time soon. Surely I haven't already said everything I have to say. It just seems any more that...
View ArticleStuff I Think About
It’s been a busy couple of months. Among other things, my little sweet potato has been keeping me busy. She went to the hospital November 20th to get spayed. I hated leaving her there – the look on her...
View ArticleZombie Winter
I haven’t forgotten you guys. I’m still around. I don’t know why I’ve let Miss Begotten go stagnant for so long. I’m busy, yes, but not THAT busy. And a little bit lazy sometimes, but not THAT lazy....
View ArticleIf This Weren't Friday...
Thank God, it's Friday. If it weren't, I'd be tempted to run with scissors or something. Lord help me, I was up half the night with ungodly heartburn. I ate lasagna for dinner. It’s bizarre how...
View ArticleWhat Next?
The news has been a scary place this week. - Mudslides - Earthquakes - Vanishing airliners - War drums beating - Ebola outbreaks - Spring stormsGood grief, let’s do something else.You are a Lover of...
View ArticleLucky Day (crossing fingers)
Extra spooky day, or extra lucky? It's not even noon yet, so we shall see. Personally, I'm opting for a double dose of luck. I'm really tired of the same old, same old. This may be the perfect day to...
View ArticleAnd Now It's 2015
I know, I know – I’ve been absent from my blog for a long time. Seems like I was always busy with this, that, or the other. I meant to return during the Christmas shopping season, but then something...
View ArticleFrozen - for real
Boy, am I glad I’m not in the Northeast tonight. Looks like this blizzard is shaping up to be one for the record books. I suspect the affected areas – and it looks like a huge area – are going to have...
View ArticleBig Scary Monster
To you and me, this is a household appliance, a benign machine most of us drag out every blue moon to suck up the dog hair and other detritus accumulated on the floor since the last blue moon.To my...
View ArticleCatching Up
I know, I haven’t updated my blog in ages. I didn’t even realize until yesterday, when my friend and fellow blogger Marion, a/k/a the esteemed Princess Dragonfly, nudged me, how long it had been....
View ArticleHot, It's Not
Apparently, either I’m giving off the vibes of a homely, lonely little old man – or I’m too sexy for my own good. Lately, I’ve been bombarded with emails – sometimes half a dozen a day – from what...
View ArticleFree Fruitcake(s)
It’s only Wednesday but it feels like it should be Saturday, maybe even Sunday. Why does this week seem so long? Maybe because we’ve been crazy busy at work – and seemingly running in circles because...
View ArticleCool Beans
There was a little nip of Fall in the air this morning. It’s so refreshing to wake up to an open window and 58 degrees outside. Cool! I’ve just about had it with it being 80 degrees at 11:00 P.M....
View ArticleSo Surreal
Sometimes I think I’ve seen it all, and then something happens that tops everything I’ve seen yet. That happened early this morning, when a local TV (WDBJ-7 [CBS], Roanoke) reporter and her...
View ArticleCOVID Watch
I haven't blogged in ages. I didn't realize it had been so long. But dang, there's a global pandemic going on. It's as good a day as any to try it again. I may just be blogging to myself since I don't...
View ArticleCurrency of the Apocalypse
No, it's not the Apocalypse. Not yet, anyway. Let's hope it stays that way. I'm not even sure you can have an Apocalypse without zombies.But ... Lysol. Or any brand of disinfecting spray or wipes. Who...
View ArticleWipe-out
Why is there no toilet paper!? By the time I realized I'd better buy a little more than usual, there was none to be had in the stores. Or the online stores. I don't think the manufacturers have stopped...
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