*Ding dong ding dong, Christmas bells are ringing!” Well, bells can ring, but I’m closer to wringing. What I’ll be wringing will be entirely dependent upon what is stupid enough to come close enough for me to get my hands around it. There. I got up and shut the damned thing off mid-“lovely chorus or…
I have a diligent reader at a bank. Specifically, a bank that once had local offices, but now has been purchased by another, bigger bank. And perhaps it’s not one, but two diligent readers. Nearly every entry I write is honored by two visits from this bank’s server that appear on my site meter nearly…
[Current musical accompaniment: a very jazzed up “Jingle Bells”] *sigh* I can’t call him “O’Beast” anymore. He’s still the “Clueless Wonder”. And Cattitude goes back to Cattitude. The Kitten from Hell has grown out of her kittenhood. The Socialist lovingly calls her the Little Grey Shit, but I don’t think I’ll use that. Grey Menace…
I’m just off the phone with O’Beast’s vet. The results from his bloodwork from last week are in. I really must find another name for the O’Beast. He’s no longer the 20 pound blimpoid I inherited from my mother. He tests negative for toxoplasmosis. That’s the disease that cats commonly carry that can be a…
I was thinking about my situation at work this morning. It occurred to me that a compromise is nothing more than a solution to a problem then ensures that neither party gets what they want. ***************************************** This weekend the Christmas tree vendors started assembling their road side stands. The trees themselves have not yet arrived,…
Palimpsest’s Rules for Your Daily Survival 1. The Two Flush Rule: When in a public bathroom, and the first flush turns out to be incomplete, flush again. Your adoring public does not adore all you produce. (This is a good idea in your private bathroom as well, but since that doesn’t offend me, I’ll leave…
The Socialist likes some white noise in the background when he sleeps. I don’t mind it myself, though he needs it while I just like it. Anyhow, we have an air purifier that provides just the right volume of background noise while keeping the allergens down. I really don’t notice it when it’s on. But…
CAUTION! As with all allegorical remarks, don’t assume I’m talking about you I’m not. If you feel the allegory is false, misleading, or incomplete, feel free to tell me why. And if you feel it’s targeted at you, ask yourself why you feel that way. But don’t go blaming me. I find people perplexing at…
No, the heater in my office is still not working. The temperature when I walked in this morning was 31°F(-1°C). We’re up to 48°F (9°C) right now, thanks to Mr. Sun, but there’s no sign of getting any artificial assistance to the all-natural BTU’s we’re getting at the moment. I have a space heater sitting…
Well, we did have lima beans for dinner Friday, along with a couple of small steaks I’d bought on sale and then left to languish in the back of my freezer. It’s a tiny freezer compartment, and I have no idea how I could have managed to forget anything in there, but apparently I managed…