In these difficult financial times, a writer at the Denver Post has dared ask the questions we most need to hear the answers to...

Lewis: Let's call it karmic relief
By Al Lewis
Dow Jones Newswires

Posted: 02/08/2009 12:30:00 AM MST

President Barack Obama is restricting your annual compensation to $500,000.

Here's a handy Q&A regarding this ( Read more... )

Okay, never mind Harry Potter, THIS will get the kids I know to read. …..
http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/89342-Pride-and-Prejudice-and-Zombies

So, what are the rules regarding mistresses?

Ok, here’s the dilemma.   A co-worker (no, no really it’s not me) and her husband have been friends with another couple for almost 10 years.  The couple recently split up, just after the new year, because the husband was cheating.  They knew this couple because her husband has been friends with the snake ( Read more... )

Well Happy February everyone.

Feb 1st - I hope everyone enjoyed the Super Bowl.

Feb 2nd - Damn furry critter has condemned us to 6 more weeks of winter!  Never mind the fact that the 1st day of Spring is 7 weeks away, but it’s better to blame a poor Groundhog that has been ripped from his slumber for the cold and snow.

Feb 3rd - Hedgehog Day (same ( Read more... )

Quick & Easy Key Lime Pie

5 egg yolks, beaten

1 (14 oz) can of sweetened condensed milk

½ cup key lime juice

1 (9 in) prepared graham cracker crust

Preheat oven to 375

Combine beaten egg yolks, sweetened condensed milk, and lime juice

Mix well and pour into unbaked graham cracker shell

Bake in preheated oven for 15 minutes

Let cool on a rack for 20 ( Read more... )

"Man must evolve for all human conflict a method which rejects revenge, aggression and retaliation. The foundation of such a method is love."
                                                              Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

I heard a news report about a doc in LA using the fat from liposuction as bio-diesel in his and his girlfriend’s gas guzzle cars.  Okay, the story both grossed me out and made me laugh.  (hey, it’s already been established that their may be something wrong with me) So, of course I had to tell the people I work with.  (because there is something ( Read more... )

When people ask me what I do for a living, my response is often I Deal With Assholes Until I Bang My Head Hard Enough Against The Wall To Pass Out. People who have done this type of job always nod, give me a sympathetic smile, and say Ah, yes. Customer Service.

You see, my company (a teacher/school supply retailer) has come out with 2 books on ( Read more... )

Okay, okay, okay … I should have posted this last week as I’m sure a few of you missed Chocolate Covered Cherry Day on the 3rd.  And I’m sorry, I will get the calendar up sooner next month.

My co-workers and I put together this handy calendar to remember the dates that are often overlooked.  Forgive us if you discover a date is off.  We went ( Read more... )

As we spin into 2009 I can no longer deny that I am getting old.

I spent New Year’s Eve at Connie’s (a lovely family restaurant) in Derby watching my friend Frank dazzle the crowd as the front man for the band The Sellouts. The band is great, but as the evening wore on, I was reminded why I do not go out on NYE …. because drunk 20-somethings are ( Read more... )