For the purpose of this post, Dana Owens will play the provider of false hope and I, Ross Clurman will play myself… (Note that this sentence does not contain the word “with.”) Driving back from lunch I noticed several downed road signs*. This is obviously correlated to the number of Kansas drivers talking on their [...]
Continue Reading →Every time the leaves change colors, I develop a bad habit. I already dabble in biting my nails and I will sometimes forget to buckle up, and rarely will you find me making my bed (because, why make my bed if no one is going to see it?), but this habit has to do with [...]
Continue Reading →just received a phone call from a relative reminding me to call my grandmother and wish her a safe trip. (She is flying to CA to visit her brother). Only issue with this is that the reminder came a little early considering I’m still at work and I will probably never call my grandmother from [...]
Continue Reading →First of all, for those of you who cannot translate the French, touché is French for “touched.” It is used in fencing to call out a valid hit and in our language when someone responds to something that coincides with your logic – a jab back at you. You’re welcome. Moments ago, I was sitting [...]
Continue Reading →Optionally mandatory (adj.) def: when you are given an assignment by a superior to be worked on outside of work, which is presented as voluntary, but the underlying truth is that if you do not complete the assignment its your, (think math), “assignment – ignment.” Goose poop (n.) def: colorful tubes of whatever it is [...]
Continue Reading →My favorite cartoons have and will always be those I watched with my cousins and siblings at Bemo and Popo’s house growing up. Bemo (n.) def: a nickname assigned to my grandmother by a previous relative who was not linguistically aerobic enough to pronounce: Elaine (my grandmother’s real name). Popo (n.) def: the nickname assigned [...]
Continue Reading →The increasing reliance on the capability of the telecommunications industry has improved communication to the point where it is almost instantaneous. At the same time, it can also be very impersonal – i.e. text messages. Our human nature of wanting to make things faster and more reliable has brought about the use of shortcuts with [...]
Continue Reading →Has anyone ever heard or come across the idea of a subliminal message? I can’t hear your response, so I’ll move on. Regardless, I would like to share my experience with the idea of your subconscious picking up on something without you being aware. Once upon a clock i was learning French. In fact, I [...]
Continue Reading →I have been without a remote control for my DVD player since the first baby born today, was conceived. I get a tingle in my ass every time I sit down in bed, get comfortable and realize the only way the movie will start is if I undo all my hard work and get up [...]
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