Crap that Happens and we laugh about later, maybe.
Growing up BAD in Riverside- Jacksonville, Florida
I was a good kid in fifth grade. “Roaring Reader!’ “Super Speller!” “Citizenship Champ!” I was the quietest, the last to be picked for any sport teams. I was chunky, too. My mom had no clue about curly hair, or conditioner, so my supposed-to-be-curly hair was hopelessly brushed into a frizz pile and stuck down [...]
I thought Chinese Food would be Innocent, but…I KNEW the Rocher was not.
So we were all starved. I ordered the Kung Pao Beef. I asked if there was any sugar in it. “No”, came the emphatic reply. In addition to being spicy, though, this dish tasted somewhat sweet. I realized that the sauce was probably laden with corn syrup/starch. I was hungry, though. I didn’t eat any [...]
Finding Bigfoot, Fried Cheese, and Hillbilly Handfishing
Ok, you guys with the Bigfoot research. In any other world, there are several ways to track anyone or any living thing. First of all, after honing in on the general area of the potential location of your bigfoot, raccoon, deer, or person, it is customary to bring in the tracking dogs. No? You say, [...]
If you think your Tire is Falling off…( A.K.A. I love me some Les Schwab)
So, I’m driving home tonight, “la de da”( I am singing, because I don’t have my stereo installed yet. ) and my left front tire makes this strange noise. OK, whatever. “La-de- dee, la-da-da-…, what the F@*#?” There it is. A rumble? A wobble? A definite wumble. My seriously suspicious- and rarely accurate- paranoid little [...]
Math Anxiety
Somehow, I guess by default over years of negative reinforcement, math completely stresses me out and makes me literally feel like I am standing on the edge of a cliff, unable to see a way up, and terrified to fall down. Down is where I must settle for not being as intelligent as I enjoy [...]
