Category Archives: Life Is Weird

emer.gen.cy  n — an unforeseen combination of circumstances or the resulting state that calls for IMMEDIATE ACTION. – 11:03 am — I receive a phone call at work from the nurse at my daughter’s school. My daughter is in her … Continue reading →

My new digital camera has an A/V cable that can be attached to a TV. But why am I telling you this? I'll let the fine people who wrote the owner's manual tell you in their own words. "When connecting … Continue reading →

In approximate order: Funafuti, Tuvalu Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso Bujumbura, Burundi Lilongwe, Malawi Djibouti, Djibouti Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates Antananarivo, Madagascar Tegucigalpa, Honduras Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei Special Mention: Belmopan, Belize and Bratislava, Slovakia Numbers 1-5 get … Continue reading →

For the past week, I've been receiving spamming text messages on my cell phone, all from the same number. Some of them have been crude — all of them have been annoying. I called the phone company to ask if … Continue reading →

I hate it when government employees use official jargon to impress civilians. After I spent another day reading in an uncomfortable chair, a jury clerk walked to the front of the assembly room and told us “The three trials that … Continue reading →