Special Ordered, Arrived Yesterday

I’m not a big fan of mass-forwarding an email joke that has already been mass-forwarded to a million other people on its way to my in-bin. Today being what it has been though, it seemed not only appropriate but mandatory that I include this in my daily chronicles. Subject: Things To Say When Stressed At…

Dear Salamander: After carefully reviewing your qualifications for the Warrington Part-Time Customer Service – Various Departments position, we have determined that this opportunity isn’t a match for you at this time. We will keep your information in our system for one year from the date you last accessed your account. Please periodically update your profile…

The serpent bites its own tail, and this hoop snake year comes to an end. A few things that describe my life at present: Frustration: The thing that most summarizes the year for me is that it’s the first full calendar year in my adult life that I have been neither employed nor a full…

First of all, thanks a bunch for this stupid test. You know who you are …. Take the “Which Nationality Are You?” test at OuchCryManson Made by: and No. I don’t think so. If it were true, I’d be writing haiku. Next, I have (brace yourselves) two more cat pictures. I downloaded my camera to…

I still play with the magnetic poetry set in my office, though I’ve not posted any poems recently. It tends to make me feel like an e. e. cummings wannabe, since the only capital letter in any of the sets is the letter “I”. I noticed this poem on the board my office Friday: I…

Today the world is an emptier place. My heartfelt condolences to King Duncan’s loyal court. Tonight an empty throne is sure to bring only pain, but tomorrow it is my sincerest wish that it remind those who loved him that he was given as royal a life as any who may have borne a crown.