Category: the worst thing to ever happen to me
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Trapped
Beau and I are about to be stranded in Phoenix. Our overnight flight from Honolulu to Phoenix is still a go, but our second leg, from PHX to BWI, has been shut down by U.S. Airways. (Yes, I said I’d never fly them again, but I’m a cheapskate and they had the best fare to…
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The Change
I’ve just switched over to using a Blackberry and twelve hours into it, I’m totally lost and confused. It won’t turn on. I can’t figure out how to turn it on and make it start up. I also can’t figure out how to make it sync my contacts and calendar, without which it’s just a…
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Are You the Key Master?
Today as I gathered up my things to leave work, I glanced at my keychain and noticed suddenly: my car key was not there. This presented a problem as I had driven to work, needed to drive home to feed Arden and go to a meeting, and was facing either a 30 minute commute or…
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Dark Clouds
Gossip Girl goes into reruns starting this week, with no new episodes until after the new year. It’ll be hard to manage, but I’m glad something finally happened this season. Jenny is my favorite character. Although I love me some Blair and Serena, I really like Jenny’s moxie. She stood up to the girls at…
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Dumb Betty
I wanted to tell you a funny story from a few weeks back when Beau was here. We got some friends together and hopped in the Scion to visit Kings Dominion, just outside Richmond. I had initially looked up directions on Google and saw it would take, theoretically, two and a half hours (ugh). We…
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X Furniture Is Evil, 2
The day after the right chair arrived in the wrong color, I called X Furniture to discuss the problem. A young woman answered with a bright voice. “How can I help you today?” I said, “Can you please pull up my order invoice and tell me what it says?” Sounds of her clicking some keys,…
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