Archive for the ‘Just Plain Sappy’ Category

An Open Letter to the State (Republic?) of Texas,

 

Dear Texas, I know we have had our differences in the past. And, ok, I am willing to admit that much of the animosity between us came from me. Me with my mutterings of “It’s so boring and flat!” or “It’s so hot!” and “They should split it into three…

Back in the Saddle

 

Sad news: it appears that my beloved desktop is well and truly dead. My Darling Smart Ass has been working on it, but it refuses to recognize its new hard drive. He says we will have to wipe it and reload Windows, which I believe would make it something other…

Awww, Dad.

 

So, you know I hate Valentine’s Day, and all the cards and schmaltzy fake romantic claptrap that goes with it. There is one exception. Every year, my dad gets me and my sister a Valentine’s Day gift. Every year. When I was a kid, it was a box of See’s…