Category: Random

Wherein I Solve A Problem Yet Again

Are hot dogs sandwiches? No.


The Perils of Little Sleep or Why I have No Cookies

I’ve gotten to bed late these last few days and, despite being balls-tired, I’ve had some issues actually getting to sleep once I get there. It finally caught up to me this morning. Katie had baked some cookies last night and had left a baggie full of them out for me to take to work….


Sidney’s Tale – Part 1

August, 2002. I wasn’t supposed to be looking for a dog. I had wanted a dog for several years, but my Ex and I were renting an apartment and it was strictly no dogs allowed. But 2 weeks ago we had bought our first place, a condo in Waukee and now pets were allowed. I…


Hospital Billing Is Stupid

We had the baby, now we gotta pay for everything. I’m good with this, it’s part of the package. But this thing where they send us hospital bills from 73 different places is annoying as balls. We stayed at one hospital. All the people we dealt with were associated with the same hospital. But we…


Wherein I Solve A Problem

Our country is divided. People are protesting, people are rioting, I see friends and family hashing it out over Facebook using language that would get them beaten in real life. It’s really sad. I was pondering this sad state of affairs and wondering what I could do to make things better when inspiration struck. I…