June Weekend From Hell

MooriddenGirl’s entry yesterday One for the Record Books had me smiling to myself for a good long time. Her son is definitely lining himself up to be the next Douglas Adams. It’s a short entry, and one you should definitely read for yourself, but the gist it that her kindergarten-aged son has discovered that spiders…

Last night, on my way home from work, I was making a right hand turn onto a four lane highway. The light had just turned green, and while I wasn’t “jumping the light”, neither was I allowing more than a split second elapse from the time the light turned green until the time my right…

Gads I’m tired. I was up until one this morning, cleaning and laundering and straightening up for Sunday’s guest. And yes, The Socialist helped. He did all the vacuuming, and a fair bit of the tidying. He also gave me the last piece of his Sara Lee chocolate cake (with chocolate icing). It would have…

They simply announced that they were going to play a single from some group or another’s soon to be released album. I really wasn’t listening that closely. I can’ explain it. Perhaps thirty seconds into the song the breath was stolen from my chest and I was desperately trying to remember who the hell they…

• 1 jigger bourbon • 1 tablespoon mild honey • 2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice • 1/4 cup boiling-hot water Last night I substituted Splenda for the honey, since that is what I had in the house. It doesn’t cure the common cold, but it sure makes you care less about it. The cold has…

I forget who it was that put the snood.com link out here on DearDiary, but if I ever trace you down, look out. I swear I will get even, if it’s the last thing I do. Right after I finish this latest game of Snood. The Professor left to teach class last night at 6:30….