I’d like to report a crime
Sometime early this morning, an hour was stolen from me. I don’t know how it happened, but I knew that something was amiss when I woke up and the times […]
My2¢: The New Hipster Epidemic
It has come to my attention that an unnervingly growing trend is beginning to take shape these days. I find the whole business quite bizarre, actually, and somewhat disturbing. And […]
My2¢: The Perils of Driving my Spouse’s SUV
Whenever hubby’s away, I drive his car. It’s easier to park and zip around and especially now, it handles much better in the snow than my vehicle. I drive a […]
Unsuitable! Random Misses at the Sochi Olympics
The U.S. Speed Skating team has been massively disappointed at failing to finish above 7th in any event at the Winter Olympics in Sochi this past week. Even previous 1,000 […]
Good to be Bad
Sir Ben Kingsley…Mark Strong….Tom Hiddleston… That’s it. I’m going to the payroll department in the morning to get an advance on maybe… hmmm …3 years’ worth of salary and buy […]
“I’d like to teach the world to sing…”♫
It was the only commercial I had ever heard evolve into a pop song. We all loved singing it. It was so optimistic and the lyrics were actually beautiful: I’d […]
Concerns of an Honorable Man
Ides of March Year 16 of the reign of the tyrant Gaius Julius Caesar Ave Agony Aunt Bathilda, An urgent matter of national security has arisen, for which I would beg […]
My Cold Weather Kids
Snowstorms, frosty nights, torrential rains ~ oh my! The first two school and work days of the new year were spent at home. I worked from home and schools here closed due to the snow. This week, at the hour when my older one left to catch the school bus, […]
Crazy Blogging Folk
What would you do? I’ve committed myself to writing more often, and as you bloggeristas know, the more you post, the more people will tend to visit your site. That’s a great bonus. Most of the time. The other day someone new linked to a post I had written in […]
A Hapless Habsburg
Palais des Tuileries, France 21 January 1793 Dear Agony Aunt Bathilda, I seem to have angered quite a number of people. I’m still not sure what the problem could be. […]
“On” All The Time
My friend, Tina, tells me that her manager, B, never has an off-day. He says he has never experienced a bad day. Everyday is not just good; it’s wonderful and bright. At this point, Cynical Me takes over. I start to imagine a certain someone and his non-stop happiness and […]
Late~Night Ruminations 