Archive for July, 2007


Learning Something New

I like to learn something new every day. I don’t care if it’s something about myself, the world around me, an odd fact, whatever; I just like to learn new things.

Last night, I had a very eye-opening experience. I received a call on my cell phone, which in and of itself is a big enough surprise, so I answered. The woman on the other end asked if she could please speak with Kathy. Not having an alter-ego named Kathy of which I am aware, nor having anyone in the immediate vicinity by the name of Kathy, I kindly informed her that she had dialed the wrong number. She was grateful for the information and hung up, assumedly, to try a new number.

I, it seemed, had assumed incorrectly. No sooner than I had laid down my phone did it begin to ring anew, the same number flashing on the screen. I chuckled at the poor woman’s confusion, and answered again to reassure her that she still did, indeed, have the wrong number. The next thing I heard was completely unexpected, unexpected as the giant foot was unexpected to those poor (and poorly drawn) cartoons of Monty Python.

The ensuing conversation went something like this:
Me: “Hello?”
Caller: “Are you married?”
Me: *pause* “No, I am not.”
Caller: “Oh, so you aren’t married.”
Me: “Nope.”
Caller: “Oh, well, I just thought you had a sexy voice.”
Me: *pause* “Ahh. Well, thank you!”
Caller: “Just wanted to call you back and tell you that. Good night”
Me: “Goodnight, then.”

So, ladies and gentlemen, if you were curious as to the pipes of Thursday’s Child, I can now say it has been said that these melancholic pipes of mine produce sound that has been described as nothing less than sexy.

I was completely unaware.

The Truth Hurts

This comic is so true that it hurts me deep down inside, you know, the part covered with Doritos flavor chemicals, and the meals from Saga for the past two years.


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I salute you, transistor!

Long Time No See, Old Chum

I realize that it’s been a while, but in my defense, I’ve been swamped with house sitting, work, buyingawiiandplayingitallthetime

Today while I was walking with some campers down to lunch, one little girl decided that she wanted to fill in her recently purchased (and severely misunderstood) day planner. She was happily putting little checks and exes in the boxes on the pages. Although she was, for a change, being quiet, she was walking more slowly, more slowly, more slowly. . . stopped.

I circled back, asked her to please put her little, pink book back in the bag and keep walking to lunch. She resisted, which I expected, so I politely had her hand it to me, and I put it in the bag. I also set the pen in the bag with it, and then she went ballistic.

“WAIT! WAIT! WAIT! YOU CAN’T DO THAT!”
“You can take it back out later, but now it’s time to get to lunch!”
“I know that, but my pen! MY PEN IS OPEN!”

Ladies and Gentlemen, let me tell you that to have failed to click the pen shut was the gravest of errors. Life and death may revolve around whether that pen lasts an extra day because it was clicked closed properly when laid in the bag. Nothing, not even lunch (about which this child is always especially excited), was more important than that pen being closed.

So this is my public service to you: Always remember to close your pens; your sanity may depend on it.

New Feature!

I know, I know, I should integrate new features and redesigns and that sort of thing all in one post, but I do this slowly over time, so you get to read my navel-gazing more often that you should.

This time, however, things are different! Not only can you read about my navel-gazing, you can interactively navel-gaze! Just below this post and to the right (Whichever hand doesn’t make an “L” with the thumb and forefinger is right. I only include this because I have to do that little trick every time someone gives me a direction) is a brand-new shiny! It’s a MeeboMe, which allows you to chat with me whenever I’m logged into Meebo.com! Exciting? You better believe it.

Just pick a nick-name by clicking. . . “edit nickname,” and tada, you’re ready to chat.

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