There are so many boring people out there who can’t take a good joke. Dean, for one, made me promise not to play a joke on him this coming April Fool’s Day. Bahumbug. I think jokes and surprises can be…
Archives for 2011
Mementos from Heart Day
Here are some goodies my hubby gave me for Valentine’s Day. I ate all the chocolates, but here are pictures of the card (his greeting inside was in Italian) and his own rendering of hugging meerkats (we love meerkats!). Dean…
Purging
I guess the last straw for me was when I found out a good friend of mine had a baby–and I didn’t even know. Granted, my good friend is a guy so I had no idea his wife was about…
Set-Back
All was fine enough with my back that I reduced the pain killer dosage to once in the morning versus three times a day. Then yesterday, quite randomly, I had a setback—literally. I couldn’t roll out of bed like usual….
Best of the Merry
It’s picture time! Finally dusted off my camera and decided to use it for once. My blog class actually starts next week (I had thought it started this week) so this cockamamie (sp?) post in no way reflects the quality…
Noticeable
I was chit-chatting with a coworker in front of the elevators this afternoon when mid-way through our chatter, he said, “You’ve lost weight haven’t you?” “Oh my God, you are the first one to notice. I’ve lost four pounds in…
Death to Bay to Breakers
The Bay to Breakers is turning 100 this year. After years of memories and a long drawn out existence, it’s time to euthanize this baby. The event loses money. Any decision on the future of the race boils down to…
The Biggest Loser
Here were the exceptions: bacon during one breakfast, an orgasmic slice of banana butterscotch cream pie at Mission Beach Cafe, and two slices of birthday cake–not my own birthday, otherwise I would’ve had more than two. That’s pretty good over…
Must Vent Now
I’d say that every other day I find out a friend of mine is either pregnant or just had a baby. It is driving me bananas! And not in the Rachel Zoe that’s cool bananas kind of way. At this…
I Want to Win, But I Really Really Don’t Want to Lose
I’m reading the book Scorecasting by Tobias Moskowitz, a Chicago professor, and Jon Wertheim, a writer for Sports Illustrated. It’s being billed as the Freakonomics of sports. The popular book Freakonomics was about applying economic concepts to every day life,…