The life and times of a happily married couple in Ohio.
I recently became eligible for a service award at the company where I work. They used to give plaques for major milestones but just switched to a program where I could select an “award” from an online catalog. Award is in quotes because the quality of the selections is similar to what you might find [...]
By unfortunate coincidence, our pool opening was scheduled on the same day that the taxman cometh. It’s hard to look forward toward the lazy days of simmer when you are losing your shirt. As has been the case for many years we have to pay both state and federal taxes. There will be many lean [...]
Random thoughts on Cyber Monday: Were the people who invented the phrase “Cyber Monday” aware that cyber is also a term for online sex? I HATE going back to work on Mondays after being on vacation. Today was especially miserable since I didn’t get much sleep because of the long drive to take The Boy [...]
The Boy is home for Spring Break. 10 days in warm sunny Ohio. It was a long drive to get him; but we’re thrilled to have him home. Next year his plans may be entirely different. I’m not sure what the hot spring break destinations are for college kids; but Ohio is not on the [...]
We’re not getting heavy snowfall like in the northeast; but the weather here is still wretched. It’s especially depressing since the high temperatures for several days last week were near 60°F. We knew that wasn’t going to last; but were hoping for a more “average” March weather wise. We don’t typically get such a big [...]
I must admit I am glad to see January go. It was -14°F a couple of weeks ago, and now there’s over a foot of snow on the ground. We had two ice storms in the midst of all the snow so we had a layer of ice on top, then snow, then another layer [...]
January The Girl got her learner’s permit and The Boy earned a scholarship to college. It really started to sink in how different things are going to be in a few years months. February Celebrated the three year anniversary of Married In Ohio. The Boy wrestled in his final wrestling meet and perhaps the last [...]
It took forever; but I was finally able to edit the video file mentioned in the past couple of posts. After much Googling, I found a software package that was able to blur specific areas in the frame of a video file. I am very glad that it was shareware because I would be really, [...]
Our photo session for Two For Tuesday and Half Nekkid Thursday was postponed due to inclement weather. Earlier today, I took a hard fall in the parking lot while out Christmas shopping. I’m POed, sore and embarrassed. I’m pissed off because, given the ice storm we’ve been having, Best Buy should have treated their parking [...]
After twenty consecutive weeks of six and seven day work weeks, I finally had a three day weekend. I really enjoy my Christmas and Independence Day vacations but five months is a long time to go without a break; especially since I worked so many weekends. My telephone did not ring and I did not [...]
