On Many Subjects

I have a new household gadget that is impossible to live without: an iRobot Roomba. It is a cute little machine that merrily cruises around, vacuuming the carpets, the floors and rugs. It is about twelve inches in diameter and is about 3 inches tall. Not very impressive in its size as a cleaner droid, but it IS very imnpressive in its abilities. If it finds a spots it deems as particularly dirty, it will travel in a circle right over the spot until it is cleaned. Then, it sings a quiet little victory song. It's cleaning pattern is seemingly random until you really watch the little guy to see what he is doing. He criss-crosses the room until every inch of carpet is cleaned. This process takes about 45 minutes. When he begins to get low on energy, he will go back to his home base to recharge. Nearly every day, Digitaljon turns the little bot loose to allow him to go into his routine of systematically removing the cat hair that seems to accumulate in huge piles over night. Before I te...

The historic triangle in Virginia proved to be the stomping ground for my vacation travels with my Mom and Dad and Digitaljon, The Divine Miss M and her Mom and Dad. The whole gang trudged up and down historic avenues, taking pictures, oooing and ahhhhing. Yes, most of us owned digital cameras, but everyone invariably forgot to bring them. So, the tourist photography was done with camera phones. I believe this is the wave of the future. Me: Ok, everyone line up so I can get a picture. Stranger: But that is a phone, not a camera. Me: I know. S: You can't get a decent tourist shot with a camera phone. Me: But, it's all I have with me. S: You look utterly ridiculous. Me: Hey, would you mind taking a photo of all of us? You just point the camera phone and press that button. S: Certainly! Whole Gang: CHEEEEEESSSSSSSSSSSSE! S: Dammit. I only took a photo of my thumb. Me: That's the danger of owning a camera phone. S: Let's all try this again. Whole Gang: CHEEEEEESSSSSSSSSSSSE...

Here’s a few reasons why guys like girls… I didn’t write this… just found it years ago and thought it was worth holding on to even though I am a girl. (DUH!) 1. They will always smell good even if its just shampoo 2. The way their heads always find the right spot on our shoulder 3. How cute they look when they sleep 4. The ease in which they fit into our arms 5. The way they kiss you and all of a sudden everything is right in the world 6. How cute they are when they eat 7. The way they take hours to get dressed but in the end makes it all worth while 8. Because they are always warm even when its minus 30 out side 9. The way they look good no matter what they wear 10. The way they fish for compliments even though you both know that you think she’s the most beautiful thing on this earth 11. How cute they are when they argue 12. The way her hand always finds yours 13. The way they smile 14. The way you feel when you see their name on the call ID after you just had a big fight 15. The way...

I Stumbled(upon) across this today and I have to admit, it is one of the funniest things I have read, today, I don't know if it is true, but it certainly is humorous. This is a letter from an Austin woman sent to American company Proctor and Gamble regarding their feminine products. She really gets rolling after the first paragraph. PC Magazine’s 2007 editors’ choice for best web mail-award-winning letter. Dear Mr. Thatcher, I have been a loyal user of your ‘Always’ maxi pads for over 20 years and I appreciate many of their features. Why, without the Leak Guard Core or Dry-Weave absorbency, I’d probably never go horseback riding or salsa dancing, and I’d certainly steer clear of running up and down the beach in tight, white shorts. But my favourite feature has to be your revolutionary Flexi-Wings. Kudos on being the only company smart enough to realize how crucial it is that maxi pads be aerodynamic. I can’t tell you how safe and secure I feel each month knowing there’...

I get really passionate about some things and then I have to spend a few minutes discussing it here in blog-ville. I have a very important job where I work... I do Search Engine Optimization, which means I get to write articles and I get to blog at work. So very cool. Every now and then, in between blogging about steel building construction, and water fowl on the Outer Banks, I can slip in my own blog where I can have some FUN. Well, not this week because I was too busy for that sort of trivial nonsense. But, I digress. Also part of my job is answering the phone. I wasn't hired as a receptionist/gatekeeper. I feel into the job because of my charming personality, my ability to make GOOD coffee, (I think the guys at work screw it up on purpose so I will continue to make fabulous coffee. Did I mention I am the only girl there?) and the fact that I have a charming phone voice, and excellent social skills. Being a SUPER HIGH TECH WEB DESIGN company that designs websites for the r...