weapons of massdistraction

These are indeed strange times for us. Right about now I’m wishing we lived in Norway…or Canada…or Iceland, or any number of more civilized countries. For some time now I’ve been disgusted with the way Minnesota, and the U.S. as a whole, have been speeding down the slippery slope. Our civil rights have steadily [...]

Our nerves are so shot. Soon the husband will be off to his job interview. Did I mention he’s terrified of meeting new people in general, and that interviews are about 1000 times worse? And talk about lousy timing. At least the position sounds like a good fit, and it’s in a decent location. [...]

It’s amazing how our emotions could turn on a dime like this…from excitement to complete dread. We’ve been through the wringer the last couple of days. Breaking the news to close family and friends has been one of the hardest things to do. Thankfully we’ve got some really supportive folks out there (you know [...]

Yesterday the little man and I had a wonderful day, and a fine evening with the husband. But today everything went to hell. My heart’s in my throat after the ultrasound appointment I had this afternoon. Actually, it leapt up there a little beforehand. My doctor called and left a last minute message, while [...]

SpamAssassin has been my tool of choice to keep my Inbox from being choked up by crap. It works pretty well, overall. Though I still need to visit my caughtspam folder every now and then…to ensure there isn’t any legit email languishing there, and to eighty-six the piles of porn and other spam. I’ll never [...]