Somebody Wants to Blackmail Me
I suppose it was inevitable. I've heard about these blackmail emails that people have been getting. Someone emails you and claims they have control of your computer and if you don't send them money to their Bitcoin wallet, they are going to spill your private life all...
UFOs and Parachute Pants
There has been a lot of talk about UFOs in the news this past week, due to the release of previously classified information by the U.S. Government. It has people sharing all kinds of crazy ideas. Including me. I have a theory about this release. It might sound like a...
Please Continue to Hold
The phrase, "all representatives are busy. Please continue to hold" is stuck in my brain. So is a relentlessly cheerful/uplifting song that's being played on a loop through my phone's speakers. As I write this, I've been on hold with the IRS for just a few minutes shy...
The Return of the Bad Luck Fairy
Once upon a time, our youngest child told us that the Bad Luck Fairy was following him around that particular week. I told him I could sympathize. That same week our dog was rolling around in poo (2 baths in 2 days) and making his own piles in the house. Meanwhile, we...
On Bike Races & Drunken Marmots
The big international news this weekend was the embarrassing sign disaster at the Tour de France. A woman posing for a picture and holding a cardboard sign that said (loosely translated), "Go grandma and grandpa," caused one of the bikers to crash. That crashed...
My Congress Mammal Thinks I’m a Nut
Recently, a town in Florida accidentally sold its water tower. It seems the parcel of land it occupied was once split in two, but not the actual deed and other legal paperwork. The gentleman who bought the land and discovered the error then transferred the land back...