The Cheesecake is Rich

So, remember awhile ago when I wrote that it might be time to look into replacing White Dog (my beloved MacBook)? I think it was around Memorial Day, when Gene and I drove downy to the Apple store to let the Genius Bar take a look. I was flipping out again about the power cord. [...]

So, I bought another fancy and cute WordPress theme today for the blog. Perhaps you noticed it in the last few hours? It’s OK if you didn’t as you would probably be confused because 1) It said my blog’s name is Your Blog Name Here 2) The directions from the people I purchased this theme [...]

So! Today: Breakfast at Bob Evans. Yum. Grocery store (had 10 things on the list, still managed to buy a lot of stuff – how does this always happen?) Sat at home, thought about White Dog’s power problem, saw that the Genius Bar had available appointments at 12 noon (which was about 75 minutes from [...]

White Dog’s going for another visit to the Genius Bar on Monday morning. (Genius Bar = Apple Store tech support). It’s not holding a charge, even though the power supply I bought a few months ago is attached. The reason for this is (hopefully!) simple: the plastic on the outside of the laptop around where [...]

So, I went to my site yesterday and got a database error. Since I just renewed my hosting with DreamHost, I assumed I had messed that up in some way. DreamHost makes it super handy to look this stuff up, but nothing seemed awry. They also have a site called Dreamhoststatus.com where you can go [...]

(OK, fine, back to W-2s) Directly (!!!) from the Internal Revenue Service’s website: Why report tips to your employer? You must report tips to your employer so that: Your employer can withhold federal income tax and social security and Medicare taxes or railroad retirement tax (Right there! HA! In yo’ face, Tax Professional Ol’ Biddy!)

So, back in the day I had a Speak and Spell and a Speak and Math (or whatever the math version of the Speak and Spell was called*). I credit the Speak and Math with my ability to do simple math in my head. (I also credit my mother’s handy memory tricks such as “Refrigerator [...]

Maybe I’m just the biggest geek in Loser Town, but I am also VERY excited about this. I love, love, LOVE the original miniseries (both part 1 and part 2). Yea!

So, I have a pseudo-Bucket List. Instead of it being a list of cool things to do before I die, it’s a list of things that everyone else on planet Earth has done, that I haven’t yet. Currently on the list: drive a riding lawn mower, get in a bar fight (or maybe just a [...]

Someone got to my little plot of Internet by googling “employer did not send out w2 by 1/31″. We were under no legal obligation to send out your W2 until yesterday, February 2. (Happy Groundhog Day, by the way). Most employers want them the hell out of their way long before the deadline (including me [...]