Sticking the other foot in since 1996
In Windows they are “Wallpaper.” On the Mac “Desktop Pictures.” Currently, my favorite place to go for desktop pictures is the fabulous APOD or Astronomy Picture of the Day. Most of my desktops are Science Fiction or space related. But … Read More »
If you read Consumer Reports You are probably familiar with their back page feature “Selling It.” Readers send in examples of the excesses, mistakes and deceptions of advertisers and manufacturers. For example: A bottle of aspirin than is half full … Read More »
This is a story of a PHB (a Pointy Haired Boss) This PHB hasn’t worked here for a couple of years so I feel fairly safe talking about her here. This story gives the phrase “Ugly American” all that much … Read More »
Or, How I got my first saddle sores and loved every minute The first question I usually get is, “Why Ireland?” and for that I have no really good answer. But after returning from a week of riding in the … Read More »
“JJ” seems to be getting a lot of these lately. First a guy who wants to pay her to be his girlfriend. Now a gentleman who needs to spend a little more time in his ESL class. Just BELLA now … Read More »
The planets must be in alignment for me I am coming into some money! Sometimes it is a slow day at work. One of those slow days I was looking at what other some other lesser knowndating sites might be … Read More »
Sometimes on these dating sites you wonder if the people who write you actually bother to read your profile. Especially the part where you say what you are looking for. There is a specific place in your profile where you … Read More »
JJ, A lady friend of mine, sent this to me out of the blue one day. She had gotten it in response to her ad on Matchmaker. I gotta give this guy credit for one thing, he is up front … Read More »
Sometimes I Notice Things… …Often it is only subconsciously and it takes a while for it to filter through to the surface. Case in point: I come home from work on a day just like any other. I grab the … Read More »
I have long held… That you just can’t tell if you are going to be a good match with someone you “met” online till you are actually face to face. It has happened to me over and over. I will … Read More »
You probably have friends who pelt you with jokes via email that they got from a friend, who got it from a friend, who got it from a friend, and so on. Mostly I have already seen them. This one … Read More »
He talks and he talks… …but he never says anything. I have this friend, Lynne, that I met online a few years back. We met on Match.com and while there was never a romantic click we have stayed good friends. We … Read More »
Don’t you dare put me on your web page – or – Why you will never get mentioned in these pages (Added May 2014) Read this through the lens of early Internet. in 2003 it was very strange to have … Read More »
I got this email out of the cold clear November sky one day. I have not edited it one tiny little bit except to remove any identifying source. Sure it takes all kinds, but something tells me this kind ain’t … Read More »
The other page of ancestors pictures was from Dad’s side of the family, The Moores and Chambers. I figured the best way to get more fun old pictures was to ask for some for my birthday. It worked… WOOHOO! I got … Read More »