Panic at the Discold
Starting sometime last week, around Monday or Tuesday, I started feeling a fluttering in my chest. The feeling was the feeling you get when you are extremely nervous or when you have a lot of anxiety....
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Writer's Block
I've not posted anything in a while. I just haven't had much to write about and when I have had a topic I'd begin to write but half way through I'd stop not knowing how to end the post. Part of the re...
Pieces of Shep
Inspired by my friend Trix, I decided to let you, my loyal reader(s) in on some pieces of me that you might not know. I collect the board game Monopoly. I've done this for several years. I have only p...
Thank You
US Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Veterans History Project (Library of Congress) Disabled American Veterans Honoring our Veterans (White House)
Desktop Mail Clients
With the advancements in webmail, I've never seen the need for desktop mail clients. I mean, I understand the need for Outlook, or a similar mail client, for work email where you're constantly sending...
Wint-O-Hot
I've had this pain in my left shoulder and going up neck for the past couple days. Last night I decided to put some Icy-Hot on it. I love how much it soothes the muscle but I hate the smell of it. Why...
Who Do You Write For?
For those with personal blogs out there, who do you write for? Is there someone you gear your blog towards? Who is your audience? In my case, I have a wide audience. I mostly write on personal matters...
St. Louis Bloggers Guild
This week I joined the St. Louis Bloggers Guild. I know a couple other people that were part of it and I figured it would be a good way to meet fellow St. Louis bloggers. I'm interested to see what ki...
Too Many Sites, Too Little Time
I've not been updating this site much lately, besides the two posts over the weekend. Things have just been really busy for me. Busy at work and busy at home. With last week being the RNC, Political J...
Microblogging with Asaph
Today I found out about a piece of software called Asaph. It is a great microblogging system. What makes it so great is the ease in which you can post. Just drag the bookmarklet to your bookmarks then...
Obama in My Cube
[caption id="attachment798" width="300" caption="The Obama Action Figure brightens up any work cubicle"] [/caption] Yes, I got an Obama action figure from Jailbreak Toys. Now I think I need a McCain f...
The Costanza Experiment
I'm going to begin a little experiment I'd like to call The Costanza Experiment, named after one of the wisest philosophers of our time, George Costanza. If you remember, there was an episode of Seinf...
Wisdom Teeth
Yesterday I had my wisdom teeth removed. The procedure went by really quick and I didn't feel much pain. They hooked up the IV of wonderful drugs and about 15 seconds later I began to get dizzy then I...
The End is Near
I saw that the school posted an opening for my job. Good luck to whoever takes it. They are going to need it. It's hard to do this job and stay sane. No breaks at all. I even eat lunch with the kids....
There's a Whole Lotta Sleepin' Goin' On
So, at around 4:30 this morning Missouri and Illinois experienced an earthquake that registered 5.2 on the Richter scale. Everyone on the news and at work this morning was talking about it. I slept th...
I'm 25
Well, I'm officially 25. Yesterday was my birthday and now I'm a quarter of a century old. I had a good birthday. My parents and sisters got me exactly what I asked for and my mom cooked one of my fav...
The Last Hurrah
Sunday is my last hurrah. I will be turning 25, the last good year. What I mean by this is this is the last year that something somewhat major happens. 16 you get your license, 18 you can vote, 21 you...
Spring Break, Quit Taunting Me
I'm so looking forward to spring break. It begins on Friday. I need this break so much. I'm getting worn out by some of these kids. I look forward to staying up late, sleeping in, playing Super Smash...
I might be moving this weekend
Dmondark in #habari did me a huge favor and ported the wordpress audio player plugin. That was essentially my last major hurdle I had to overcome in order to switch to Habari. I already have an instal...
Trivia Night
Last night I participated in a Trivia Night that a family friend was promoting. The cause was for cancer research. Amanda spends countless hours each year raising money for research and last night was...