1. Listed as breaking news: Consumer confidence falls amid job worries.
2. The income gap in the U.S. widens because of the recession.
3. A mother in Michigan has been told by the state that she’s running a daycare center by watching her neighbors kids for an hour in the mornings before the school bus picks them [...]
Archive for September, 2009
Stupidity in the news
Posted in You've got to be kidding, tagged in the news, life, people, recession on September 29, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
1 year
Posted in General, tagged Comedy, driving, motorcycles on September 28, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
This year, for the Emily Keyes parade, Chris was a member of the staff. Well, not just this year. But it was official, this year. Being a member of the staff, he had to get to Bailey early. So instead of riding in the parade itself, we left Columbine High School before everyone else did. [...]
Emily Keyes 2009 Ride Pictures
Posted in General, tagged Emily Keyes 2009 Ride on September 27, 2009 | 5 Comments »
Emily, for whom this is done.
The girls normally don’t have this kind of help.
Blue Knights, lined up & ready to go.
Registration was closing down as we were heading to Bailey. The stragglers had to wait until the parking lots unloaded before they could get into line.
The first wave coming in. The entire group was broken [...]
Gettin’ ready
Posted in General, tagged Emily Keyes ride 2009 on September 25, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Saturday. The 26th of September. Emily Keyes 2009 ride takes place.
This year, I have memory in my camera that says on the package I can take 980 pictures. Not that I will, but the potential is there.
From what I’m hearing, it’s supposed to be bigger than it was last year.
This year, I’ll be in Bailey [...]
Another rant
Posted in General, tagged fraud, insurance, people on September 23, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Yesterday evening Chris & I were in the den, watching TV. (Watching commercials is more like it.) Anyway, during every commercial break, for about 30 minutes, I paid attention to the ads on for personal injury attorneys. In a 3 minute break, there were at the very least 5 different law firms advertising their superior [...]
Why do I do it?
Posted in People are Idiots, tagged life, prescription drugs on September 23, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I know better. I really do. But there are days when I ignore what I already know & do it anyway.
What am I talking about? Going to the Health section of MSNBC.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/32974056//
Vanity has hit a new high. Women are spending $120.00 a month for a prescription to have longer, thicker eyelashes. You paint this stuff [...]
Stupid question
Posted in General, tagged German Shepherds on September 23, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Joe asks: When is Loki going to quit shedding?
Answer: Never, not even in the winter.
Bad thing about the mutts, German Shepherds shed all year long.
Oh dear
Posted in General, tagged Comedy, plumbing on September 23, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Joe went on a call this morning, that turned out to be a little more than what we originally thought it would be.
One of the hotels we do work for has an engineering staff who generally takes care of the minor problems. It started to go wrong when the director of said staff called me [...]
One question
Posted in General, tagged The comedic side of life on September 22, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
How can shoe laces that are double knotted come untied by themselves?
Ignorance comes in all colors
Posted in General, tagged life, people, racism on September 21, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Go here & read the entry: http://allspinzone.com/wp/2009/09/21/a-baby-at-a-philadelphia-eagles-game-complete-with-racism/
The writer & his wife, who are white, adopted a baby who happens to be black. They are aware of the problems he has looming in store for him as he grows up. So they are exposing him now to life as he will find it as he grows.
The [...]
