1 cat, Malcolm. 2 dogs, Katie & Loki. 3 aquariums, a 210 gallon, a 55 gallon, & a 50 gallon. 4 parakeets, Abraham, Sarah, Peggy (she has only 1 foot), & Obie. My own zoo.
When the temperature is above 60, the birds can go out on the deck. They like being outside. (Yes, they are [...]
Archive for May, 2008
I can’t believe I did that
Posted in General, tagged Comedy, life, pets, zoo on May 29, 2008 | 2 Comments »
After a holiday
Posted in General, tagged business, Comedy, holidays, life on May 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
With as many years as I spent in an office setting, in what’s basically a customer service industry (insurance claims adjuster) I knew yesterday would be interesting, but I wasn’t prepared. It seemed like every issue that could came crawling out.
The passing of time for some people is an amazing thing. One man called, said [...]
A prior commitment
Posted in General, tagged animals, business, life, marriage on May 25, 2008 | 6 Comments »
Chris & I had talked about doing something together today. That’s as far as we got. Talking.
I knew I had to do the filters on the aquariums, which takes about 2 hours, at the most. Because the water in the 210 looks & smells a bit off, I stuck in a test strip. When I [...]
For the “Richies”
Posted in You've got to be kidding, tagged business, life, money, plumbing on May 24, 2008 | 2 Comments »
I don’t begrudge anyone that has money. I’m happy for them. But there comes a point where their attitude, because of their money, has got to go.
Case in point: Chris has a client, a management company that handles a lot of properties in the Cherry Creek & downtown Denver area. Both business & residential. All [...]
The economy strikes Home Depot
Posted in General, tagged business, economy, life on May 23, 2008 | 1 Comment »
In between billing out invoices this morning, I was reading a few articles that crossed my visual path. One was about Home Depot.
I was in the local Home Depot on Mother’s Day, about noon. Normally you would think the store would be swamped. It wasn’t. It seemed there were more employees than there were customers. I wasn’t [...]
Chris goes to the doctor
Posted in General, tagged Comedy, doctor, health, husbands on May 22, 2008 | 2 Comments »
The poor man. The doctor, that is. Chris was his normal self. He (Chris) walked in telling the doctor his way of getting him (Chris) in was not funny, but Chris was laughing. Then they did the man thing & shook hands.
They’re busy talking, so I zone out. I really don’t want to listen to them. [...]
In this case, perfectly ironic
Posted in General, tagged Comedy, food, husbands, life on May 17, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Tonight, Chris has taken the Black Forest cake he requested to the church for the auction, & figured he would eat dinner there, because we’re having spaghetti here for dinner, & he’s not a fan of it.
He comes back a short time later, squalling, wanting to know what’s for dinner. When I tell him, the drama [...]
Time to be fair
Posted in General, tagged Comedy, life, aquatics, complaints on May 16, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
On April 2nd, I did a post about the trials & tribulations of a trip to my local PetsMart, & the response I got from the complaint that I lodged. Now it’s time to be fair.
I went the other night, to replace the cheap food I had tried with the more expensive (& well worth [...]
Can altitude cause stupid?
Posted in General, tagged aquatics, Comedy, life, plumbing on May 16, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
My phone rings yesterday, & I looked at the caller ID, saw who it was, & thought it was strange. Normally when a CasCo work order comes in, it’s via email, not the phone. Then he tells me what the deal is. A fish vendor for a store in our area called him to report [...]
How to torture a husband in less than 50 moves
Posted in General, tagged Comedy, husbands, life, marriage on May 14, 2008 | 3 Comments »
1. As he’s standing in a nice, warm shower, go to the sink right beside the shower & turn on the hot water. Since there is no balancing valve in the shower, the warm water he’s standing under suddenly turns cold. Do this numerous times, until said husband decides to stop the torture by changing [...]
