Disappointed, but not surprised. Maybe six inches of snow in these parts on Saturday. Plenty of sun yesterday, roads were really quite nice yesterday afternoon. Not that it stopped the panic. No school in the county today, and I was turned away at the office gate this morning at 6:05am; delayed opening for some reason.  […]

Yes, they’re calling for some snow this weekend. The forecast says that starting sometime after lunch, the area in which I’m sitting might get one or two inches before dark, with a total weekend accumulation of maybe six. Not a big deal. Every damned school within a hundred miles cancelled this morning, on the possible […]

For the first and probably only time ever, Doctor Phil gives me a reason to think that he’s not a complete tool: He scolded a mom for her intrusive addiction to the tedious and obnoxious facebook game Farmville. Video game addiction is a very real problem when it gets in the way of real life. […]

than being afflicted with a debilitating stomach virus is being afflicted with a debilitating stomach virus when you’re on the road for work, and feel guilty because you’re not at home to take care of the rest of your family who also have said debilitating stomach virus. So what I guess I’m saying is that […]

Dear person who happens to be just ahead of me in the queue for the “True Blood: season 1” Blu-Ray discs from the Richmond area Netflix distribution center, You know, you really ought to treat the discs the nice people at Netflix send you with a little more care and respect. Someone (read: me) has […]

I can’t remember the last time I was so anxious to get home from the road. I suppose the outside observer would say “Was’t that the last time you were on the road, whinypants?”, and they’d probably be right. However,between all the negativity and frustration at the office lately, having slept in my own bed […]

Lots snow, at least for Virginia, this weekend. No worries, really, given some last minute scheduling changes, we didn’t have to be anywhere. This was fine since a couple of us were kind of sidelined with nagging colds. Much sledding and driveway shovelling was done, many fresh-baked cookies and bowls of homemade chicken corn soup […]

I was directed toward this article about unnecessary gendering of seemingly gender-neutral products this afternoon, which made mention of Kleenex Mansize tissues, which really, honestly do exist: It seemed ridiculous, but really, that was the point of the article, the fact that manufacturers and marketers really do play with all kinds of gender stereotypes in […]

…why I really dislike the whole idea of homeowner’s associations, and am seriously glad I’m not part of one: A Richmond area HOA has threatened a lawsuit against a 90 year old WWII veteran Medal of Honor recipient over a flagpole in his yard, even though said flagpole doesn’t actually violate any of the agreement […]

This is one of those days where there are are several scraps of half-ideas floating around out there, but they’re all just out of reach, and I can’t latch on to any of them. It’s really quite frustrating.