Okay you can stop laughing now. I mean it, stop laughing. Stop laughing at ME and MY butt or I’ll figure out some way for YOU to pull a muscle in YOUR butt. I swear I will. I was emptying out my storage locker back in October and moving the contents to my house. I… Continue reading I pulled a muscle in my butt
Isn’t Reisling a WHITE wine?
On December 7, 2007 my father passed away. I lived with him, I found him dead on his bed, and so this was a really stressful time for me. The first night (the night he died) I spent with friends. I didn’t sleep a wink BUT it was still better than being home ALONE. I… Continue reading Isn’t Reisling a WHITE wine?
Books and More Books
I love to read. I will read the Lysol (a brand of air freshener here in the USA) spray can if there’s nothing else in my house to read. My mother taught me to read when I was 5 years old. I’m sure she did so to keep me out of her hair, but whatever… Continue reading Books and More Books
FreeCycle AGAIN
Well, the charming person who thought she could claim EVERYTHING never even showed up for the chicken wire and the phone which were the only things she was ever even promised “i do apologize that i left the directions on my kitchen counter this morning…please allow the people next to get these items as i… Continue reading FreeCycle AGAIN
Bait and Switch, Done Sears Style
So I applied online a few days ago for a seasonal restocker position at Sears Roebuck & Co. Before applying, I am forced to watch a video online about the EXACT job that I wish to apply for (again restocker), and once I agree that this job is the one I want, I am finally… Continue reading Bait and Switch, Done Sears Style
Freecycle
Now don’t get me wrong. I think Freecycle (http://freecycle.org) is a great organization doing good things. Keeping stuff from going to the landfill is a noble goal, and it seems to work well too. I have belonged to two Oregon freecycle groups, one in Beaverton and one in Bend, and generally I have had good… Continue reading Freecycle
Food Stamp Blues
Now I didn’t like applying for food stamps very much, but that is NOT why I am singing the blues about them. On the contrary, the process of applying, getting approved, and getting my EBT card was pretty painless. My first shopping trip with the EBT card on the other hand was embarrassing and humiliating. … Continue reading Food Stamp Blues
Fun in the Burger King Drive Thru
I often go to Burger King for breakfast. And lately I’ve been getting the sausage biscuits because they are much cheaper than the sausage crossain’wiches — and also they are just sausage and a biscuit. No cheese, no egg…..and with borderline high cholesterol I don’t need the cheese OR the egg. Funny isn’t it how… Continue reading Fun in the Burger King Drive Thru
Fun at Del Taco
Now I’ve been going to this particular Del Taco for at least 4 years. Most of the drive through people know me by sight if not by name, and they all know me by order. “Bacon double Del Cheeseburger With No Lettuce, Chips and Salsa, Macho Coke (although sometimes I just get the cheeseburger, and… Continue reading Fun at Del Taco
And even more fun with banks …….
So I am hurting financially. I login to my Wells Fargo accounts where I see that the last remaining shares of Ebay in my Wells Fargo Roth IRA account has gone up quite a bit in value so I decide to sell. Of course Wells Fargo gets their pound of flesh ($19.95) with the fee… Continue reading And even more fun with banks …….