The Phillies win the World Series!
Well, goodness. I’m not usally much of a sports fan, but YAY! Go Phillies!!
Filed under Misc | Comment (0)Just a bit about my day
My son went from awake to asleep in less than two minutes tonight. One moment he was loudly asking me what was taking me so long, and when I came back to the room, he was out. It was very cool, and I hope I’m able to shut off so quickly tonight.
Not likely after my two late-night sodas, one of which was a Mt. Dew, but a girl can dream.
As I was out today with my grandma, I saw something wonderful - a positive prediction I heard on the radio on the last day of September. Someone said that with the economic crisis here in the states, the foreign contries that control the oil we guzzle so liberally would actually lower their prices to keep us addicted. And sure enough, prices have dove from about $3.50 to the low, low price of $3.09 I saw at a gas station that happens to be on my way to work. I had just filled up at $3.15.
I’m glad I’m able to purchase gas at a marginally more reasonable price. I hope the lowering prices doesn’t put out the fire beneath the scientist’s ass that’s going to invent the newest, best, clean mode of transportaion.
I also got the opportunity to discuss my opinion about Ms. Palin and her chances in the White House - that there are more people who would be more upset about a woman - any woman - in a position of power in the white house than an African-American man. The lady behind the counter that I was talking with said she’d never thought of that. Really, though, how could you not?
Oh, and I stole my grandmother’s good fortune today. Her left hand was itching, and whenever that happens, she says good fortune comes her way. Well, I got it instead. I had been told on Friday about something that was to happen on Tuesday that I should have spent most of today working on - and I forgot about it until this afternoon. About a half-hour before I remembered, I was sent an e-mail that the Tuesday thing was canceled. Thank goodness! It was good fortune all around, for the people having the thing as well as I.
Well, my busy day is now over. I’m wired, and not at all ready for sleep, but I’d better try. Tomorrow is a regular day at work. Friday is an early day, both in and out. My mom is back from the hospital (it turns out it wasn’t serious), and there are still 17 days until the end of the month, and the date at which all major projects of mine must be completed.
Filed under Economy, Misc | Comment (0)The Definition of Insanity
My personal definition of “insanity” for the last week is one person filling three positions that the usual three people don’t completley manage to stay on top of during a regular week.
Thus, Nicki was overwhelmed. (And no, I don’t usually talk about myself in the third person - I’ll stop now.)
But I did live through it, and I don’t even think that there were any major hiccups. Sure, I may not have gotten everything completed, but I did manage to A) pay all the bills, B) get everyone paid, and C) not completely lose my mind.
Mission accomplished.
Filed under Business, Misc | Comment (0)Happy Labor Day, USA
Labor Day is tomorrow. I had a difficult time explaining to my son why he didn’t get to go back to school on Monday (yes, get to go back - he really is enjoying it!), mainly because I didn’t know what exactly the Labor Day holiday is celebrating.
Well, I’m not much of a parent if I don’t try to learn these things to tell him.
Seems Labor Day is celebrated as a workingman’s holiday. All those dudes in the 1880’s working in the labor unions needed a day off, and so in 1994 Congress made it a federal holiday.
That’s my 5-year-old version, and I’m sticking to it! If anyone has any neat trivia, or a site aside from Wikipedia that gears it towards kids in a fun way, I’d love to see it!
Filed under Misc | Comment (0)I don’t surf YouTube for entertainment
But I do subscribe to the Fail Blog for little gems like this. It took me a bit to figure out what happened to that car…bet it took him a little bit yet.
This is (one of) my guilty online pleasure(s). That, and I Can Has Cheezeburger. Juvinile? Yes. Hilarious? Abso-freakin-lutely.
For my intellectual funnies, I visit The Daily WTF, which rates only slightly above Computer Stupidities.
The most hilarous site ever if you have ever had the priviledge of spending any amount of time in a IRC or ICQ chat room is by far Bash.org (which actually seems to be down right now, which is absolutely horrible). I don’t bookmark this site, because it is far more hilarious to visit it once every three months or so, then read through the top 200 quotes. I need adult diapers every time I read this stuff, I laugh so hard!
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