Last week I ranted about the customer no-service mentality of our local public school transportation system. I found out this afternoon that my daughter was again dropped-off at home an hour later than what was originally promised.
(seethes)
I feel a combined Letter to the Editor and Letter to the Superintendent coming... Stay tuned.
Apparently, that's the case. According to Steve Jensen from Blogger, "it appears that RoadRunner is now blocking FTP from any non-RoadRunner IP's (including Blogger) to it's home.nc.rr.com server where many RoadRunner [users] host their blogs."
Also yesterday afternoon, we went to Golden Corral, where we got to partake of their Steak Buffet! (fanfare, jubilee, uh oh, the PETA police are coming!) "Grilled, seasoned to perfection." Here's more:
My mouth waters as I type those words. So tender, I must have gone to the buffet about 4 or 5 times. "This is better than dessert!" I exclaimed to the group of folks at the neighboring table, who kept glancing at me with these weird looks on their faces. "I guess I should be careful," I muttered. "I wouldn't want to OD (overdose) on steak now, would I?" Smiles. Snickers. Grins. "Although there are worse fates than 'Death by Sirloin'!" Actual chuckles.
So steak has now risen to the top spot in my list of favorite foods. Pizza had previously been the leader, but now, alas, it resides at number two. Now I know what to ask Santa for when Christmas rolls around this year!
Did I mention that 'Alias' was great again last night?
In a way, it's good to know that Francine's (I've begun to say good-Francine and evil-Francine) character has been given more depth, to put it one way, I guess. I also find it intriguing that 'Alias' is becoming the show for guest appearances. I don't think I've got them all, but let's try: Roger Moore, Faye Dunaway, Ethan Hawke, and, next week, Christian Slater... That's more than enough fodder for the argument on whether Alias has yet "Jumped the Shark". I don't think so. Not yet. It all makes for good entertainment, IMHO. Let's just hope that Ted McGuinley doesn't make a guest appearance.
It was hard to post anything on Saturday, with the Columbia tragedy and all. John Ludwig mentions that he's put the flag at his house at half-mast. My comments to his post:We have a flag that normally hangs at a 45 degree angle. My mom figured out how to set it so that it, too, is half mast.
After a little while, I had to turn the news off, because it was continuing to be depressing. I grieve and mourn with the families, mind you, but it was a bit much to take.
Welcome to the National Driver's License Database -- kind of frightening, as John remarked. I never knew my driver's license picture was that bad. Yikes! Fortunately, I have to renew it this year.
link found by John
After church in Cincinnati yesterday, we bought a Kodak single-use camera and drove around the northwestern suburbs of Cincinnati to the places I used to live:
I'd stop by the houses and take a picture of what they look like now. I also stopped by some of the schools I used to attend.
So many memories, so hard to capture in just a single photograph. Especially since it's been so many years ago. The playgrounds are different, the running track has become unkempt. Names of schools have changed somewhat, and people have done some extensive remodeling to houses where I grew up.
In a way, I was jealous. I often long to go back to those times, to relive those moments, the pleasant and unpleasant. Things seemed so much bigger back then than they are now. I don't want those memories to be forgotten, lost forever.
Continuing the tradition of a periodic spam rant, here I go again:
And this list does not account for the items that somehow never made it into my Bulk/Junk Folder. Excuse me, while I go, um, dispose of this properly.
When you have some time to kill (no pun intended), you can check out this game, written by someone else with a lot of time on their hands.
I've finally caught my mom, wife, and daughter's cold. I've heard it said that when you're the last to get it, you get it the worst. Let's pray that is not the case.
Has anyone ever heard of a device that works like liposuction, but is for your sinuses? I think I'd love to have a "sinusuction" right now, something to pull the gunk out, continuously, if possible. Yuk.
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