Has this ever happened to you? You’re driving down the highway enjoying your tunes…in this case, “Dancing Queen” by Abba. I’m singing along at the top of my lungs…it’s one of my favorite songs, after all! You’re in the left lane on the highway and you look at the car in the right lane next … Read more
ranting
190 – The Real One
The current battery count. This takes care of all the boys’ toys. This weekend I’ll take care of the remote controls and spare flashlights. I’ve had to upgrade to a larger storage container.
168 oz.
That’s how much beer I just dumped down our kitchen sink. My current mission: To combine the contents of our garage fridge with our kitchen fridge. The garage fridge is moving with us to NE, while the kitchen fridge will stay here, so I need to get the thing emptied and thawed before Monday. Most … Read more
110
I removed 31 more batteries tonight, from Jake’s electronic keyboard and Timmy’s 8 (count ’em: EIGHT) Shake ‘n Go cars. Wendy reminded me about each of those cars having 3 AA batteries! Phew, I almost forgot! So the current battery count is 110.
Moving Preparations Continue
“Oh my gosh, what on earth are you doing with that enormous pile of batteries?” Um, yeah…this is one of those fine-print sorts of things they don’t tell you about having young kids while in the military. You know all those cool toys my kids have? The various Christmas, birthday, “gosh, I’ve missed you” gifts? … Read more
Is Your House Made of Ticky-Tacky?
I have started watching “Weeds” on Showtime. I seem to be attracted to these twisted shows that have a hint of black humor. Since “Six Feet Under” finished on HBO a couple years ago, there’s been some close ones (Nip/Tuck on FX), but nothing close till I caught my first full episode of Weeds a … Read more
Don’t You Hate it When…
…You have a good-sized length of wrapping paper left and it’s NOT QUITE enough to cover the gift??? PS: Can you see what I’m wrapping??? Good, then Dave won’t know either 🙂
Stunned!
I am stunned! For the uninitiated in the Air Force/military lifestyle, Dave and I are what you might consider “middle management”. The tasks we do often involve having to tie Airman issues with “the bigger picture”. Example: “Ma’am, I’d like to deploy to Iraq and work with the Army.” In this case, the Airman might … Read more
You Pay HOW MUCH for Your Habit?
This week, New York state raised their cigarette tax to the highest in the nation. They basically tacked an additional $1.25 per pack onto the price. New York City added an additional tax as well, so cigarettes in NYC will cost an extra $1.50 compared to yesterday. I’m speechless. Some New Yorkers will be paying … Read more
Off We Go…Into the Wild Green Yonder!
I subscribe to an e-mail US Air Force news service called “AIM Points” which comes from the Secretary of the Air Force’s Public Affairs office. It collects AF-related news articles from throughout the media and consolidates them into one reader. It also pushes messages from our Air Force leaders. For example, this week they’re pushing … Read more