Category: General

Why I hate my car….

A few weeks ago, I took my car in for the 40,000 mile service. It also needed a brake job and to have the rotors turned. It wasn’t ready on the appointed day because “we have to take it for a test drive before we return the car to you.” That was the exact line. […]

Heeeeeeere’s Johnny….

I am saddened by the death of Johnny Carson earlier today. I grew up watching Johnny Carson. When I was younger, he was on past my bedtime, and I used to stay up and hook headphones to my TV so I could listen anyway. He was the ideal and perfect talk-show host. He was comforting, […]

In a bad mood….

I am in a bad mood right now. I don’t know why, I just am. I was fine earlier today but now I’m just generally irritated. I just thought I’d let the world know, or at least the 2 or 3 people who bother to read my blog. — E

Boogers, Blogs, and Browsers

Don’t you just hate when my subject line in unrelated to the contents of the post? Should I stop? I’ll take opinions on that. I’m back to Firefox. Happily, it now works with my bank’s site. They didn’t fix Firefox, so they must have fixed my bank’s site. That was why I went back to […]

Ritchie’s Revenge

WARNING: Do not drink liquid whilst reading this post. I am not responsible for damage to your surroundings. You’ve been warned. Last night, my mother called with 2:07 left on the clock in the Steelers v Jets game (JETS SUCK). I told her I was watching football. All my friends and relatives know that is […]

Birthday Number 40 Redux

Hello: Although it’s nearly eight months away, my plans are now solidified and details will be going out within two weeks. The invitations are at the printer as we speak. All my friends and family members should have already received an e-mail poll with the choices for locales. If you didn’t get your copy, please […]

Happy New Year — Bye Bye Barry

Hello Loyal Reader[1]: First, and foremost, I’d like to wish everyone who reads this blog a very Happy New Year. I’m posting this a day late because I was too tired yesterday to deal with a blog entry. I am recovering from California’s horrible loss to Texas Tech. At least we did it in the […]

Party Addendum

There is a final decision. I am going to arrange for proper invitations to be printed. Those of you for whom I have real snail-mail addresses will get a formal written invitation. In addition, everyone will get an e-mail invitation. I think everyone will be pleased with the plans. Expect to hear from me by […]

Birthday Number 40

Although it’s nearly a year away, my plans are almost solidified and details will soon be going out. All my friends and family members should have already received an email poll with the choices for locales. I’ve received a decent number of replies and have narrowed it down to two of the original four places. […]

Medical Crap

Yeah, whatever. I had a horrible medical experience earlier this month. I wrote very testy snail-mail letters to my soon-to-be ex-doctor and CVS Pharmacy. I will spare you the bloody (literally) details of what started this all and fail to mention it continues. I am in search of an excellent dermatologist who actually gives a […]