Why is “Jack” short for “John”? Why is “Hank” short for “Henry”? I mean, I get “Dick” for “Richard” (even though “Rich” makes more sense) and “Liz” for “Elizabeth”. But “Bitsy” from “Elizabeth”? And “Peggy”…
Browsing Category Ramblings
Monday Morning Search Party
Realizing we haven’t had a Search Party in awhile… (and in honor of “erik patterson is a gay google” showing up in the searches that lead folks to KiK*’s site, it must be time)! *Didja…
“It’s White Smoke. It’s healthy!”
That’s what our waiter and restaurant owner/master chef Juliano told us just before we took our first bites of the desserts we’d happily ordered, after having feasted on a delicious appetizer and three very differently…
Dates With Men Who Aren’t My Husband
Okay, so I have a goodly number of dates coming up with boys/men who aren’t the boy/man I’m married to. And suddenly the former Marine is bristling and marking his territory. Now, I love the…
T-Minus 10 Hours
’til our appointment with the CPA. I do not think I will have our corporate taxes finished in time. What a craptastic day! Seriously, doing nothing but prepping financial statements for 15 hours after having…
Interesting
Why is it, that when I have a desire to sleep I stay up all night, and when I need to stay awake (just for another 90 minutes, even), I am suddenly exhausted? Weird. Oh,…
How to Make Me Happy for Three Bucks
Buy me something way geeky, way useful, and way cheap. You’ll have my heart forever. See, people love their iPods. They even dress like them for Halloween. So cool. Well, I got my first iPod…
Two Days of Driving
Well, actually it’s two days of guest-speaking, but there’s also the driving to get there. That’s from mi casa to Moorpark College. It’s way far. Way. But it’s not the far I dislike. It’s the…