What’s up with that?

So there I was, typing along cheerfully, when the Reigning Queen of Pick, Grand Duchess of Fluff, and High Protector of Barbies came running through the hall.  Nothing odd about that in and of itself, except that she was screaming at the top of her lungs (nothing odd about that, either).  The odd bit is […]

What it takes to be a BUMD

  It takes a big man to keep smiling while taking a set of Bausch & Lomb 8×42’s to the gonads.I’m just sayin’, is all.

cubicle life: a brief microcosm

The following exchange may well represent my thoughts on life, the universe, and everything: The Reigning Queen of Pink was yelling to make herself heard, interrupting her mother (SOBUMD). SOBUMD:  It’s not your turn to talk. RQoP:  Humph! [stamps foot] SOBUMD:  And go up to your room if you can’t be polite! BUMD:  Or hold a meeting, like […]

Cookie Comes to Visit

Once upon a time there was a pre-kindergarten class that encouraged each student to bring home a stuffed bear of medium size. Each child was allowed to take Cookie, for that was this bear’s name, home on a Friday to return on the Monday. Cookie was so named because he (why are most bears assumed […]

a new investment plan – holy crap!

If the events of the following story are a little fuzzy, please bear in mind that this all happened last year. OK, 4 days ago, but you know what I mean. As usual, blame can be assigned elsewhere, in this case, on Santa Claus, who brought the third-grader-in-chief a “US State Quarter Collection” booklet, complete […]