I suppose it’s fitting that a turn of weather has made it feel freezing cold, even as my freezer has died.
Yes, I know it’s not really freezing. But when just a few days ago, I was wearing shorts and sandals and sweating profusely at the fair, it’s freezing in comparison.
Saturday, I realized as I tried [...]
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I had to head to the mall today, on Sunday, of all days. Luckily for me, the mall I needed to go to is a sad little mall, and it was also early evening, so it wasn’t too crazy and I didn’t feel too angry.
I strolled behind two women, a mother and daughter. Neither one [...]
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The fair is an expensive way to pick your pocket, no matter where you live.
I went a couple of days ago, courtesy of a free ticket from a coworker whose mom works for the Big Fresno Fair That’s really the best way to do it, because otherwise, it costs $8 to get in. Unfortunately, we [...]
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Did you know that you can buy a remote-control mouse for your cats? It will set you back about $15. I suspect that the owner of such a thing will probably derive more satisfaction out of such a device, for all of 15 minutes. That’s $1 a minute. After that, the novelty wears off. I [...]
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Getting your car smog checked and getting it to pass smog certification is a racket.
That’s why the last time I had it done, I went to a smog-check only station, mostly because I also knew that my then-2-year-old car would certainly pass the smog check.
This time around, I wasn’t so sure. My car is 6 [...]
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In the category of TMI, I’m going to throw out the pair of underwear I’m wearing when I get home. Or as soon as it’s convenient when I get home.
I am sorta a cheapskate when it comes to undies. Some of them have holes. Some of them have big holes resulting partly from expanding waistline [...]
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… anything called “Better than –” is in fact not better than what it is supposed to be replacing.
Better Than Cream Cheese? Made out of tofu? No, it is not better than cream cheese. Unless you might consider that it might be healthier for you because it doesn’t have animal fat and is made out [...]
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