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November 2009 Archives
The thing with news nowadays is you're never sure if you're actually on The Onion.
The best stories have an element of surprise and delight. This qualifies.
I can hardly wait to show it to Leighton.
I went to the Passport Office this morning with applications for all three kids, and surprise surprise, every one had something wrong with it. I mean, I am complete moron when it comes to forms, but I didn't think it would be a complete shutout. Sigh.
Some of it was just dumb (when I'd screwed up one form at home I redid it, but had forgotten to get Carol to sign it), but some of it was unexpected, like the fact that my signature had to be exactly the same on both sides of the application (I'd signed just E Smith on one side because the space was smaller).
On the bright side, they give you a "recall" slip which allows you to bypass the line next time, plus they were very nice about it. At 10:45 this morning there was no one there, so I'll try again tomorrow same time same place. Hopefully different results.
Sigh again.
Carol went in for an infusion of Remicade today, which she has to do about every two months or so to hold her colitis in check.
Normally, as a way of avoiding the crushing headaches she got on her first couple of infusions, they drip it in over about 6 hours. Today, because of a mix up, they did it in only 3 hours, so now she's in a panic that she's going to get one of these killer headaches. Oy. Nothing's simple. Fingers crossed.
I was amused to see, as the multi-brand, craft-beer drinker that I am "more likely to spend time thinking about beer rather than work... more open-minded than most people, seek out interesting and varied experiences and are intellectually curious. Craft-beer drinkers also skew as having a lower sense of responsibility--they don't stress about missed deadlines and tend to be happy-go-lucky about life."
Hm. The lack of stress about missed deadlines does offer insight into why I am not wildly rich and successful. On the other hand, "People who turn down beer are 50% more likely to call themselves Republican, and are 30% more likely to never buy organic products."
As anyone who knows me can attest, I never call myself a Republican.
Cheers!
