I was in PHX wondering, “Well WTF do I do now?”  I mean, hell, when they said my grandmother was “death imminent” I actually thought, “Well, at least this time I know what to do.  I have INSTRUCTIONS!*”  So, yeah, there has been some emotional whiplash to say the least.

My grandmother is what I would describe in a “very crappy but stable” status. ( Read more... )

It was supposed to be a fairly boring day. Bank and then the grocery store. So simple.

Hit the new-to-me PFCU branch, hit the ATM machine, then went inside and dropped off a signature card for a new account. Grocery store, get Easter goodies, hit the checkout and open my wallet to get out my debit card.

It’s not there. @*!(*##(*@!!! Be thankful ( Read more... )

Yeah, I know, it’s technically Tuesday, but the muse is still on PHX time.

- Carmen is about 91% back to normal. She still looks at the ceiling fans with a suspicious eye, but is back to hanging out in the living room, and decided food was the winner in the fear of ceiling fan vs. eating in the bedroom. It may seem silly that it worried me as ( Read more... )

Like many people in the world, I hit happy hour more than a few times a week. The only difference is that my happy hour starts at 2330 hours rather than 1730. I simply run on a different time loop than about 90% of the DC Metro area.

Now, when one takes the late shift, there is a better than good chance that you’re going to run into someone that ( Read more... )

Thunderstorms all day! While it is not a fit day to go anywhere or do anything, I still love thunderstorms.

However, the dog has a slightly different opinion of them, and not as positive as mine. He’s currently down in the basement - my brother can’t even hear the thunder down there and just came up and asked, “What have you been doing to the dog ( Read more... )

You’re asking your brother who on earth sang “Shambala” (because you couldn’t spell it right in the first place to find it on iTunes) and next thing you know, you’re downloading 6 tracks from Three Dog Night. (Not that there is anything wrong with that…) The “problem” will be tomorrow morning when I get the iTunes receipt, and before I even have ( Read more... )