Dual Colds
Marti and I both have colds; I’ve been nursing one for months, and was almost better before our Christmas trip. Marti got a cold (mine?) while traveling back from North Carolina (5 hours on a plane from Detroit to Phoenix = torment of Hades). Since we left at 7 a.m. and I was [...]
When you point your finger…
Here’s an excerpt from a recipe site I was at, looking for pancake recipes (emphasis mine).
Here’s the original recipe:
Ingredients
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
3 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon white sugar
1 1/4 cups milk
1 egg
3 tablespoons butter, melted
In a large bowl, sift together the flour, baking [...]
Socks
I found these babies @ Target and I bought them without knowing they hit the thigh so sexily. NOW FOR A SANTA OUTFIT TO MATCH — I’M LOOKING AT YOU, ANDRES HECTOR.
Humor takes the edge off
While I know I just went through several rants, I also know that most of them are just my extremely biased opinions. After all, there is not much I can do about changing the world — only about changing myself. I try to remember that, along with the Serenity Prayer, when I feel [...]
Binary Birthday
You know, these days I spend quite a bit of time wondering about what I like to call “the engineering issue.” Here’s the thing: I always rode the rail between nerd and cool (or so I thought). I wasn’t quite smart enough to be a true nerd, but I was enough of a follower to [...]
The Future of the Reference Librarian
After two four years in library school, I’ve come to understand that people truly revere the reference desk. Where else can someone wise sit and answer questions with a knowing smile? While those poor, non-master’s-degree-carrying schmucks do all the “work” of checking books in and out, repairing books and cds and issuing library [...]
From my “Friend”
(P.S. Mom, this is not real.)