rant
insurance is stupid
i know. i said i love healthcare and doctors and whatever last week when i was sick. but today i want to start the adoption process for another kid (this time a sweet, non-poophead, frilly, little girl) and it got me to thinking. (actually, while i want to start the process, i wouldn’t because i’d [...]
dear wells fargo,
Dear Wells Fargo, I have been a valued customer of your bank for the past 12 years. It is with great frustration that I write this letter to you. I have spent so much time already trying to resolve my issues with you that to spend even these few moments to write to you fills [...]
i don’t have to be nice.
i was reading blogs today and my friend, tara, blogged about an awkward situation at mcdonalds. add that to my episode at ikea earlier this week and i have come to a conclusion. i have decided that from here on out i answer to no one (besides my god, my husband and of course, my [...]
kate gosselin is blog gold
seriously. people. give kate gosselin a break. i mean, i love that so many people have found this blog because they searched for kate gosselin, but it is time to give it a rest. this is a look at what people searched for that brought them to our blog. one meet the faulkners, one ethiopian [...]
brief but violent hail storm hits ft. worth, tx
This was the scene at our house last night. This is all the hail deposited right outside our front door, funneled down from the roof. It only lasted about 1 minute, but it was intense. Unfortunately, this storm decided to roll through right when the new Office was supposed to be on, and the news [...]
Happy “Valentine’s” Day
via wikipedia… Professor Oruch has made the case[19] that the traditions associated with “Valentine’s Day”, documented in Geoffrey Chaucer‘s Parliament of Foules, and set in the fictional context of an old tradition, had no such tradition before Chaucer. He argues that the speculative explanation of sentimental customs, posing as historical fact, had their origins among [...]
why every monday doesn’t matter
or… A Counter-Point to “Deep End” or… Random Events from Monday Night I finished band rehearsal tonight about 9:15 pm. As I left the church, I saw one lone red Hummer in the parking lot and a pack of about a dozen teens playing pickup football in the lot in front of our church. It [...]
keeping it real
so, we decided to do the greek festival tomorrow. today we went to the white settlement isd arts and crafts show. just the usual stuff and deacon was getting tired so we didn’t stay long. but the interesting part of this outing was what was going on just beyond the arts and crafts show…in a [...]
you take the good, you take the bad…
the bad: today at lunch i was sitting with 2 other educators (i was subbing at an elementary school). one of them had a sub in her classroom that is muslim and is fasting today for ramadan and just happen to mention it. the other lady then said something about illinois, refering to something about [...]
