My brother has not been to our house in about two years, by my reckoning.  Maybe more.  I invited him to dinner tonight, and I insisted on cooking it rather than have him treat us to dinner out.  I made one of the most mediocre meals I have ever made.  Seriously, if I had my way, the two side dishes would go right in the garbage.  Be that as it may ( Read more... )

A relatively new co-worker told me yesterday, as I was leaving, how much she enjoys working next to me.  Evidently, she likes to listen to me talk to the customers.  She said I remind her of her mom, who she says is "always a happy person".  What's ironic about this is that her name is Josephine.  Why is that ironic?  That was my mother's name.  ( Read more... )

As Ray has said, I was in pain when I got home yesterday.  It wasn't simply having another cavity filled beyond what I already knew about, though.  Our dentist is a sweetheart, but yesterday was not one of his better days.  The Novacain wore off while he was working on one tooth, then even after he shot me up again to work on the second and third, ( Read more... )