We went to Bush Gardens on Saturday as a reward for Beth’s performance in school this last week. Our Bush Gardens routine involves sleeping in, moseying over just before lunch time, and stopping for a bite to eat for lunch upon entering the park. This time we decided to eat at the Crown Colony Restaurant, at the table service restaurant on the third floor. It was much better than all of the…
Have you ever found yourself sitting down on a Friday night with nothing to do; some notion that you would like to do something but little energy to do it and still less conception of what it might be? For me, it is an occasional bedfellow, and the burden I bear tonight in particular. I am coming down from my Sudafed high, so I’m rather tired. My mind however stubbornly asserts that it is only 9…
We have known Beth to be influenced by TV advertising for some time. When she was three years old and could barely pronounce her full name she could, with perfect TV announcer intonation, declare to mommy and daddy that she really wanted “Cinderella II: Dreams come true, now available on home video and DVD.” Now she is starting to see the commercials for Spy Kids II. She already owns Toy Story…
When the computer stops, so does everything else around my office. As I type these lines, I am looking at a screen full of error codes and messages concerning operations that could not be completed. “The following drive mapping operation could not be completed: [ROOT T:=SDRP201/MAIL:WPPOST1] The error code was 8804.”
I am here, but I am not working. Others are wandering around aimlessly, like…
Last week I mentioned my dismay at prematurely parting with $700 (due to car repairs). Last Thursday it got better (that is supposed to be an example of sarcasm). I was driving home from the office when my car showed signs of disfunction. The symptoms screamed maladjustment to me, so I was initially hoping to get the problem fixed free of charge. I called the mechanic and reported my feelings, so…
It depends on what you would characterize as “working”. If by working you mean putting an hours worth of work every six months, then yes – I am still working on the Pergo. Hey, all of our floors are covered. We just need a little touch up. Cheryl got excited when I told her I had done some work on the floor on Saturday while she was at work. She was a little less excited when she saw how…
Going from place to place, day to day, I come across people who seem to be comfortable everywhere they go. Everyplace is like home, and that is exactly how they seem. I am not one of those people. Just today I was standing in line to pay for something and the person ahead of me was jabbering with the person behind the counter like it was their sister. Occasionally, the person behind the counter…