Archive for December, 2005
Recoil or ricochet?
Kyle and I both tend to overanalyze, especially from a scientific or philosophical point of view. Christmas is no exception.
In the movie “A Christmas Story“, when Ralphie shoots the BB gun at the target on the metal pole, does the BB hit his glasses and knock them off, or does the recoil from the gun […]
Published by mothergoosemouse on December 29th, 2005 tagged Daring you to disagree, The king of beers, Who me? | 14 Comments »
Say what?
I called a customer’s place of employment. The woman who answered the phone informed me that: “He’s a second shift employee.”
However, said with a midwestern drawl like hers, it sounded a lot like she said, “He’s a sack o’ shit employee.” And sadly, I would not have been surprised.
Published by mothergoosemouse on December 28th, 2005 tagged Repo woman | 9 Comments »
Randomness
Renee tagged me to write about five random facts about me. At the risk of boring everyone senseless, here goes…
1. My maiden middle name was Rush. I loved it, but it sounds terrible with my married last name, so I took my maiden last name as my married middle name. Confused yet?
2. I got Tony […]
Published by mothergoosemouse on December 27th, 2005 tagged Bloggy-linky-meme-y, Who me?, Youthful indiscretions | 7 Comments »
We need a nap, yes we do…
We need a nap, how ’bout you?
Goofiness has taken over. It’s how I intend to survive the next few days without losing my mind entirely.
We waited more than TWO HOURS to see Santa today. The girls were bright-eyed and bushy-tailed at one o’clock. By three-thirty, they looked like this:
And because they looked like this, I […]
Published by mothergoosemouse on December 23rd, 2005 tagged Look at me, look at me!, Miss Goosie, Miss Mousie, The king of beers, Who me? | 14 Comments »
Heeeeeeeeeere’s Goosie!
While getting ready to leave the house…
T: You are just ding-danging around. We’re not going!
J: Tacy, your Poppy would be so proud of you right now. (My father always told us to stop ding-danging around.)
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To Kyle…
T: I said “dammit” in a quiet voice because I didn’t want you to say “Did you say ‘dammit’?”
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One endless […]
Published by mothergoosemouse on December 20th, 2005 tagged Kids say the darnedest things, Miss Goosie | 17 Comments »
In all seriousness…
…the job is fine. I haven’t actually spoken to anyone on the phone yet, but after my OJT on Friday, I think I’m ready. And I think I can do a pretty damn good job too. Even the person who unnecessarily irritated the ever-loving shit out of me is really not so bad.
I’ve likened the […]
Published by mothergoosemouse on December 18th, 2005 tagged Repo woman, The king of beers, The wild blue yonder, Who me? | 14 Comments »
How to avoid unnecessarily irritating the ever-loving shit out of me
When I give you a status on something I need in order to do my job - even something I need in order to be effectively trained to do my job - don’t snap at me to be patient, especially when you haven’t completely understood what I told you (and have demonstrated that lack of […]
Published by mothergoosemouse on December 15th, 2005 tagged Repo woman | 11 Comments »
An officer and a lady
Women are so tough on one another. It starts when we are toddlers, and it never lets up. Dawn and Jenn recently posted about the inherent difficulties of female friendships, and both of their posts made me think of a post that I’ve had brewing for a while.
I’ve been through the same typical difficulties - […]
Published by mothergoosemouse on December 13th, 2005 tagged Daring you to disagree, Inside the Beltway, The wild blue yonder, Who me? | 13 Comments »
Repo Woman Eats Humble Pie
AP-Denver: In a stunning development south of Denver, a woman who once commanded an impressive salary in New York as a project manager has returned to work after nearly eight months of eating bon bons and watching soap operas and dusting the woodwork. Having been as yet unable to secure a position in her field […]
Published by mothergoosemouse on December 12th, 2005 tagged Home on the range, Repo woman, Who me? | 22 Comments »
Ban the Mom (and the Dad)
Ever watch “Max and Ruby“, about the two bunnies who are brother and sister? Ruby is the bossy but indulgent older sister bunny, and Max is the mischievous and hilarious younger brother bunny. It’s really not too difficult to watch and has made a nice change from Dora and Diego (and those god-forsaken Wiggles).
Unfortunately, Ruby’s […]