December 2005 - Posts
'Twas the day before Christmas
and all through the house,
Joshua and Caleb were hollerin'
causing Daddy to grouse.
Mom is so patient
she just laughs it off,
but since we're all sick,
it comes out as a cough.
The presents are wrapped,
and carefully stowed,
and by tomorrow,
it will have rained instead of snowed.
A white Christmas seems unlikely,
no matter how hard we wish,
Ice skating's right out,
no way can we ice fish.
We're ready for the holiday,
for squealing and glee,
as the boys grab their presents
from under the tree.
By noon, I'll be relaxing,
watching the Pistons on the tube,
hopefully enjoying a beverage,
like a suburban rube.
I'm cooking a duck,
so my respite is short,
The final product, however,
a fitting reward.
So if I don't post,
or there are long breaks,
just remember I'm with family,
and how happy that makes (umm, me).
Merry Christmas everyone...
Just a quick note to say: I'm not going to work today. I don't feel like it.
Okay, okay, I have today and tomorrow off (I took some vacation time) but still, it is fun to be able to say that. I almost feel a little compelled to check email, but not really. :)
I am hopefully down to my last couple of hours of work for the year. I'm through two of my four conference calls/meetings this morning and am ready to be done. I think a nice nearly two week break is just what the doctor ordered. I have been stressed out a little too much for my own good lately, and I think getting away from it all might help out my mental state some.
I will probably post a little bit here and there over the break, but just in case I get lazy and don't -- Merry Christmas to everyone!
Some of the statistics I can get from my webhost include the search
strings used to get to my site. Some of them are expected, having
to do with my name, or brewing or the like. However, some, are a
lot more interesting (or scary).
stepmom snowblowing
WTF? Why do people search on this, let alone, why does it lead
people to my site? I need to figure out what's up with
that. I am pretty sure I have seen it in one of these lists
before...
naked-littl-girls.com
Double-WTF? My goodness, you certainly aren't finding any of that on this site...
wild wings blazin sauce scoville
Hrm.. I'd be curious to know that as well. I'd put
it around 25,000 scoville, maybe a hair less. Side-by-side with
Dave's Insanity or Blair's Sudden Death with Chipotle, Blazin' is less
fiery...
kegzilla
YEah, I know it is world famous. Speaking of which, does anyone have an extra 22cf chest freezer they're not using?
If you live in the Detroit metro area, you may be aware that 100.3 WNIC
plays Christmas music from about July 4th through Christmas day (I
think it is actually from sometime in November, but it seems like a
long, long, time).
One song they seem to play a LOT is
"I want a Hippopotamus for
Christmas" by Gayla Peevey. Kind of annoying, but cute. I have had it
in my head for the last week because I sometimes flip my radio to that
station during the day -- big mistake. I just thought I'd share my
misery with all of you...
Two weeks ago, I agreed to do a brief training session for our helpline folks today at lunch. Two days ago I agreed to take Joshua skating. The second appointment got added to my outlook calendar, while the first did not. Therefore, I took Josh skating at lunch and returned to find out I had 'skated' on the presentation. Big, big whoops. Fortunately, there is another session scheduled for next wednesday, and I'll give my bit then, so really no harm done, but certainly very embarrassing. Note to self -- always add everything to outlook, or you *WILL* forget it.