Having realized that there was no way that I could leave here tomorrow in anything like a normal time frame, I called and asked for an extra day off. Tomorrow, however, I really have to get things pulled together. As…
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Hokies Win! 35-24 Overhead during the Gator Bowl: “He has hands the size of small dogs.” “I can’t believe that he got it up.” “She almost looked like a drag queen.” (My sister speaking of a cheerleader)
I need to get dressed and start loading up the car for the return to Illinois tomorrow. Unfortunately, I don’t have any energy for such a task. I am energy-free. Unlike, say, gluten-free, energy-free is not really a good thing.…
It may not have been the most exciting New Year’s Days for me. I just couldn’t wake up today. I usually can’t, but when I realized that there were no parades and such stuff, I gave up and went back…
The ball has dropped. It’s 2006. At midnight, my sister’s dog Snuffles was in my lap, and he got all silly and licked my face. Yes, at midnight, I got kissed by a poodle. Probably the only midnight kiss I’ve…
It would be hard for New Year’s Eve 2005 to top yesterday, so we didn’t even try. My nephew is still alive this morning, and apparently not feeling as horrible as he should be after last night’s performance. After hearing…
We were supposed to go to dinner at 8:30 tonight, because that allowed my brother to join us. Mama wanted to leave the house at 8, so that we could get the table taken care of before everyone gets there.…
We flew through the ham on Christmas Day, and everyone talked about wanting to bake another one. We took one out of the freezer and set it out to thaw in the frig. This afternoon at 4 pm, I found…
Women Narrow the Internet Gender Gap, Survey Finds, which, if history is anything to go by, means that men are about to move on to something else.