I Know Her
A German woman called cops on a female pal who had come over to chat and wouldn’t leave - for 30 hours.
Sounds familiar.
When finally forced to leave, Ms Weiss turned to her friend and said “I’ll be back.”
Yeah. That’s her.
Archive for 9th July 2008
Beating The Odds
Wyatt was stung by a bee (unfortunately, he’s allergic).
The last time I was stung was in 1983, well, until last spring. We decided to do some exploring, and drive around the county on the country roads. It was maybe 75 and the windows were down (have I mentioned that not once have I used the car AC since we moved here?)
My right leg — specifically, the top of my thigh — itched, so I put my hand down to scratch it, and yow! I got a hot nail in my thumb. I looked down, and there was a squished bumble-ee-bee.
I don’t think I’ve ever heard of anybody being stung by a bumblebee. I like bumblebees (actually, I like bees — but I hate, and take great delight in killing — wasps). We were in the boonies so I just pulled over and looked, but didn’t find a stinger, so I pulled back onto the road, sucking my thumb till the pain subsided.
About thirty minutes or so later, my leg itched again, and again, I put my hand down — and I’ll be damned if I didn’t accidentally squish, and get stung by, a second bumblebee. In the same place.
By the way, it’s no more painful than a honey bee sting. Maybe less.
Speaking Of Rain
We’ve been having virtual rain here all day. The internet connection has been going up and down (they’re doing something to the cable — I’m hoping it’s done now), and I just had to reboot my router.
Oh. Wow.
So the signal suddenly disappeared, and I looked outside.
It’s raining. Like really raining. It never rains up here. Never.
It’s Not Funny Anymore
I’m not sure who’s been signing me up for email lists over the last couple of years, but reallly, it’s getting tiresome. As of this morning, I am suddenly on the HuffPo’s Campaign Trail list.
Hi,
It’s the electoral race of the century. Political maps are being redrawn, and rules are getting rewritten across the board. Fundraising records have been broken. The candidates are even comparing the sizes of their email lists.
The mainstream media is tripping over itself to report on every last press release and campaign announcement. But do any of us REALLY know what’s going on?
With you helping from the frontlines, the Huffington Post can change campaign coverage. OffTheBus is HuffPost’s citizen-powered and -produced election site, and we’re depending on readers like you to tip us to what’s going on or, better yet, to write up the stories you think should be covered.
Look. Deleting messages gets old, okay? So whoever you are, stop.
Thanks.