Marking time... (Book) http://www.Writing.Com/main/books.php/item_id/1144906-Marking-time It is audience participation day here in Kay's blog to commemorate Dr. Seuss's birthday and to celebrate the final entry of my first blog. I'm giving out GPs to anyone who links to a Seuss inspired item or blog entry. It doesn't have to rhyme. It can be about the man, his work, or the dread you felt when your son or daughter asked you to read The...[Read Full Post] Mon, 02 Mar 2009 13:21:04 EST http://www.Writing.Com/main/books/entry_id/638444 I live in a University town, but it is a small university. One of, I believe, 34 schools in the state university system. The school is currently embroiled in a huge sex scandal, but they've also recently opened a planetarium. The planetarium recently started to offer monthly programs that are free, and open to the public. I reserved tickets for my kids,...[Read Full Post] Fri, 27 Feb 2009 21:03:42 EST http://www.Writing.Com/main/books/entry_id/638045 Go ahead, ask me about Confidentiality, Ethics, Sexual Harassment or any of that other crap. Seriously, I completed six on-line trainings for HR in the past two days. It is all because of the damn time studies we're completing this week in which we are required to write down everything we do. Unfortunately, it is a slow week and I ran out of legi...[Read Full Post] Fri, 27 Feb 2009 00:22:13 EST http://www.Writing.Com/main/books/entry_id/637891 Warning . . . I've been ruminating. My mind is has been moving at warp speed and that would be good except that it is only moving in circles. Truth is, I'm a bit agitated, and I'm going to tell you why, but I'm short on both time and patience at the moment so I'm just going to spew it out in a pseudo stream of consciousness. Last night I watch the...[Read Full Post] Fri, 27 Feb 2009 00:01:30 EST http://www.Writing.Com/main/books/entry_id/637626 My blog is going to end very soon, and I've been trying to think of how to end it. I've come up with a plan, but once again, I'm going to bribe you all with GPs in hopes that you'll play along. Dr. Seuss's birthday is coming up on March 2nd, and I've rather arbitrarily decided to time my final blog entry so it will fall on tha...[Read Full Post] Sat, 21 Feb 2009 15:39:45 EST http://www.Writing.Com/main/books/entry_id/637041 . . . Someone left a basket with an assortment of condoms in the lunch room at work. Rumor has it they were a gift from our Blue Cross/Blue Shield Wellness Coordinator in the spirit of National Condom Month? Week? Whatever. There they sat in the lunch room. "I don't understand why they come in flavors," one gal commented. "Well . . . so...[Read Full Post] Fri, 20 Feb 2009 23:23:59 EST http://www.Writing.Com/main/books/entry_id/636910 My sister-in-law, [Link To User tanlupt] tipped me off to this amazing event unfolding in Chicago. [Link: 'http://www.snuggiepubcrawl.com/'] That's right girls and boys, a Snuggie Pub Crawl. Can't you see it now? Dozens . . . no wait! HUNDREDS of Snuggie clad drunks stumbling from bar to bar, trailing the hem of their Snuggie thr...[Read Full Post] Thu, 19 Feb 2009 22:45:16 EST http://www.Writing.Com/main/books/entry_id/636799 . . . I think I need a "Fuck It" list. Life really is short and unpredictable, and I'm not convinced that it's worth it to chase experience for the sake of experience especially if the experience itself might hasten my inevitable demise. No, I'll skip the Bucket list, thank you anyway. In terms of improving the quality of ...[Read Full Post] Wed, 18 Feb 2009 23:47:48 EST http://www.Writing.Com/main/books/entry_id/636612 Let me tell you a story. When I was somewhere between 10 or 13, I went camping with my parents and grandparents. I don't remember if my brothers were with us or not. I don't really remember my father being there, but I suppose he probably was. What I do remember is that it was the only fun I ever had with my grandparents. We went up to Hor...[Read Full Post] Mon, 16 Feb 2009 15:17:56 EST http://www.Writing.Com/main/books/entry_id/636141 Scooby Doo has been one of the enduring cartoons of my childhood. It first aired in 1969, and has been recreated several times over the years. I believe it has endured because the formula is so damned appealing. None of the terrible,. scary things turn out to be real. It is all smoke and mirrors - an illusion. What would any of us do without the shelter of o...[Read Full Post] Sun, 15 Feb 2009 15:35:22 EST http://www.Writing.Com/main/books/entry_id/635897