Hapless

OK, I got curious. If one is “hapless”, then what is “hap”? Immediate guess was “hap” as in “happy”, or “with hap”. This would make “hap” the gladsome quality a happy person possesses. That didn’t quite fit the definition of hapless as I knew it though, so I poked about on the web and discovered…

Apple Sauce

Yet a different day, yet a different Starbucks. This time I’m on Main Street in My Little Town. I’m positioned with my back to the counter, facing out through the picture windows. I munch a mini-scone while watching the mid-day parade. I’m the only computer user facing this way, so while I can identify the…

Note to self ….

Crap. Forgot about Social Security; it was on my first list, but somehow got dropped when doing the rewrite. Another $10 to add to the list, since they want the certified marriage certificate too. Must remember to print S.S. forms when I get home. (I’m at yet another Starbucks, grabbing a quick ice coffee and…

Sing it to Dylan

The name, it is a cha-aang-ing! OK: Drivers license : Free, but two page formOwners card/registration: Free, so long as I don’t want a new registration reissued, with two page formCredit Cards: Free, over the phone, would you like a new credit line with that?Passport: Six pages of print out, but only about two pages…

This Afternoon

The Prof should be home from classes shortly. We shall then hither to my godmother’s, where Elder Sister should be waiting. The Prof signs, I sign, godmother and sister witness and the form gets mailed back in the pre-stamped envelope the county provided for us. No fuss, no muss, no stress. I’ve been practicing my…

Griha Pravesh

My across-the-way neighbor, whom The Prof uncharitably refers to as “Goiter Lady” is moving out today. I spoke with her briefly last week to wish her luck, and to offer my assistance with any last minute items she might need to attend to. She’s been chronically ill with a variety of things, most notably a…