Posts by hamblog
caffiend
I need a cup of coffee. What better way to accomplish this but to surf the internet? Coffee jerks! What a strangely enduring trend in commercials. [direct link] Early Muppet action. You can hear how adorably young Jim Henson was. [direct link] The coffee ring effect. Since my coffee’s not making itself, I will watch…
Read Morema’amed to death
*obligatory blog post complaining about customer service* All I wanted was to order an ATM card and that was enough to break the system. Highlights: I gave my social security number to six different humans I told one human that I wanted to order an ATM card, three separate times I was read boilerplate about…
Read Morepartial points awarded for honesty
Tonight at the local gay bar, after the trivia game (our team won again!) E: Becky! Hi! What can I get for you? A drink? A shot? What are you having? Me: Aw, you’re sweet, but no thanks. I have to go soon. E: How about a drink of water? A ride home? Me: No,…
Read Morefashist
I like clothes and style and all that. I’m not a magazine-reading, credit card-maxing label ho, don’t get me wrong. I try to use my sister Ann as my style beacon and role model — a girl who never spends anything but deep bargain/thrift prices, but always, always dresses well. Now look at this excellent…
Read Morelittle guy
My dad’s baby shoes. I would like to go back in time and give him a little squeeze.
Read Morenight visitor
I purposely didn’t write about the fifth anniversary of my father’s passing yesterday. I couldn’t really think of what to say or how to say it. I think I am still getting over the various horrors that dropped in 2006, and sometimes can’t muster up the muster. But suddenly last night I’m inside a madcap…
Read More3 word-related thingies
The Spanish word for carrot is zanahoria. Zanahoria! Makes me chuckle every time I see it. Such an elaborate, exotic word for our humble little carrot. Zanahoria! Bedclothes! So much better than the word linens. The bed is wearing bedclothes. So fancy. I wonder if the bed pretends the flat sheet is a cape. I…
Read Moreprideful
It’s Ventura Pride weekend and I say hooray to that. I’ve been extra connected to the LGBT community this past year, both socially and through work, and that has enhanced my life in every single way. I have found a missing component for happiness here in the burg in which I live; my friends who…
Read Moreand i’ve been chasing it ever since
It’s the Fourth Friday Challenge for August. My friend Paul and I, both posting daily in 2011, decided to give each other a job once a month to keep things spicy. In his words, “we want to push ourselves to do something more interesting than we might otherwise.” I will put his challenge to me…
Read Moreanother internet friendship made “real”
I had the utter delight of meeting Polly of the inimitable Pollyanna Cowgirl in July, then basking in her presence a second time in San Francisco. Lucky me! We’ve been internet buddies for ages, so the face-to-face was ABOUT TIME. I first cornered her at her booth at last month’s Renegade Craft Fair, where I…
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