And, unlike a certain president, I really mean it. Awhile back I mentioned that I had a secret mission to undertake during Spring Break and now that it is done, I can happily report that it went quite well. The mission was to fly to Madison for Marcia's bridal shower and bachelorette party, even though I had told everyone long ago that I would not ( Read more... )

1. Flew to Madison Friday night. Actually only made it as far as Cleveland and then drove to Madison in order to make it on time for Marcia's bridal shower. Given that the bachelorette party was last night, I haven't truly slept in days. Plus, tomorrow I have to deal with the airline on top of the towing company, the DMV and the 7th district police ( Read more... )

1. I overslept. A lot. I think my body finally caved to the stress of the last week. I crashed at about 10:30p last night and slept THROUGH my alarm. I woke up around 7:30am, although still managed to be clean and matching and at work by 8:15am.
2. My insurance agent called. They estimated my car at a higher value than I thought they would. I am ( Read more... )

Talking to my parents almost always stresses me out. Seriously, Jess. Screen your calls better. Except I'd already missed calls from both of them today. Had to answer sometime ( Read more... )

Okay, so I take back everything negative I thought about women's basketball. Not that I really thought too many negative things, but when EBeth suggested we watch the women's championship game, I agreed b/c I like basketball and beer and adore Shay Doron. Midway through the game, I was not feeling the game and said as much. G-d then decided, as He ( Read more... )

For those of you who are interested in worthwhile, or perhaps worthless, trivial information think about this one: At exactly two minutes and three seconds after one o'clock tomorrow morning, the time and date will read 01:02:03 04/05/06.  It is my understanding that such will never occur again.

Also, check out Matzo Man for a good laugh. Maybe I ( Read more... )

But first...Happy Birthday, Dad! He doesn't read this (although he has asked to), but those of you that know him can send him best wishes (literally or otherwise) as he starts his 61st year!

And now...::drumroll::

The Good
The White Sox won last night. In a game that was delayed 3hrs. And lasted until nearly 2am. Go, Sox! 
My insurance company is ( Read more... )

So, to update y'all on the car situation: it's not looking good. Yesterday afternoon, EBeth drove us deep into SE so I could assess the damage and pick up the stuff I keep in the car. We met the tow truck driver, who wanted to know what, exactly, I hit. We left the office and walked to the lot and my car came into view. I couldn't speak and EBeth ( Read more... )

As any good middle class Midwesterner, I was raised to only make calls between the hours of 10am and 10pm. To this day, I think twice before calling someone outside of those hours. I also know that calls in the middle of the night rarely bring good news. So when my phone rang at 4:42am, I should have known. Although it was 4:42am so I barely knew ( Read more... )

Example One: Letter received last week from MS1 student after lesson on random acts of kindness
Dear Ms. Miller, 
How are you doing. I love your class. I like learning about congress. I know I may act bad sometimes, but It's only because it's about lunch time. Thanks.

It was folded in thirds and sealed with a "Keep it up!" sticker.

Example Two: Phone ( Read more... )