I remember my mom had two bras - that way she always had another one to wear when the other was in the wash. As part of the disruption and reordering of my life that has been going on since the water damage in my house in September I have been shifting items around quite [...]
Tag: Humor
Lost in Space…
My vocabulary is full of phrases from iconic television shows. I recognize that this says something about me...perhaps something not all that positive...something bordering on pitiful...but it is what it is. More and more I realize that some of the things I regularly say out loud to folks are not recognized as being tied back [...]
Do you know?
Here is my question of the hour - "It is 1:00 PM -do you know where your city's snow plow is?" Well, perhaps my asking the question already gives away my response, but what the heck - let me respond anyway. I do not know where my city's snow plow is. I haven't seen it [...]
Joy to the World!
I was supposed to be out in California this week. Alas, with my lower level in disrepair from the water damage and work not scheduled to commence until after Christmas, my plan for Cheyenne and me to experience a relaxing week with my brother and his family before the holidays has been put on hold. [...]
And the answer was…goats.
The students in my mitigation class had to propose and detail a creative mitigation strategy for their last assignment of the semester. They could utilize up to $100,000 for their strategy and address any hazard they wanted to. I got some very detailed and elaborate proposals - some that met the mark and some that [...]
Guilty pleasures…
Alright, alright! I'll admit it - guilty pleasures - I have a few. Yes, yes, yes- lately I have been DECIDEDLY GUILTY about all the pleasures I have indulged in. THERE...IT'S ALL LAID OUT ON THE TABLE...FORGIVE ME FATHER FOR I HAVE INDULGED - OVER AND OVER AND OVER AGAIN. Ah, they say confession is [...]
Faculty dementia…
Prepare yourself - I am going to date myself as a card-carrying person in the new forty and a California transplant in one fell swoop. Today I am going to keep it really simple under the premise that a picture is worth a thousand words...well, more concisely, it is a video today that I provide [...]
THE NEW FORTY 