Category Archives: Thoughts
Triboluminescence
Today’s word is triboluminescence. (Yes, i know that i’ve never had a word of the day before.) Triboluminescence is the name of the result observed when you chew wintergreen candies in the dark with your mouth open. Apparently scientists still do not know quite exactly what is going on that produces the light. This time …
Today in Petersburg
I checked the weather forecast for the next few days on weather.com tonight. I see that they claim to have information on airport delays and rush hour traffic. We don’t really have airport delays – we have airline delays. And our rush hour is a rush 5 minutes. Check the rush 5 minute traffic by …
Staples on boarding passes
Staples on boarding passes Originally uploaded by zieak I’m grateful that Alaska Airlines has stopped giving me the sleeve to hold my boarding pass. I just wish they would stop stapling my baggage tag sticker on the pass. Once in all my travels an agent just put the sticker on the back of the pass. …
Sunrise
Sunrise Originally uploaded by zieak Moments like this are strong reminders of why I love it here.
One too many zeroes adds up
I guess I tried to make an online payment for a credit card and accidentally addded one too many zeroes. Instead of paying $1,000 it was $10,000. I, of course, don’t have that kind of money in my checking account. So my bank charged me $20 overdraft. And then I didn’t put enough money in …
Thanksgiving morning
One of my employees was talking today about going hunting with his dad in the morning. He said he apologized to his mom about it. That made me react by saying she’d probably prefer he was out hunting than sitting and watching a football game. Then i realized that my family didn’t sit around and …
Christmas shopping and lists
Well, Christmas is just 30 days away. I made a decision today to do all of my shopping locally. That’s right family – you won’t be getting any gifts from Amazon or other retailers that save me much time and money by wrapping and shipping direct. I’ll have to get my act together because it …
Thank you Veterans
A big thank you to all that have served. And for those lost, let their deaths not be forgotten.
Poverty
This year’s theme for Blog Action Day is poverty. The poverty threshhold used by the US Census Bureau calculates that in 2006 a single adult under the age of 65 making less than $10,488 a year is living in poverty. That was in 2006. Since then heating oil prices have risen, gasoline prices have at …
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