| Sloppy joes and beer |
[May. 17th, 2013|07:18 pm]
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Sitting at Mother's Brewery with some nice beers in front of me. Today I decided to do something special for the folks down here and so I made my favorite sloppy joe semi-recipe and brought it down. It was appropriate because I make it substituting Mother's Little Helper IPA for half the water the spice packet calls for. They went over pretty well, and apart from the two I had myself seven ended up being made altogether. I also gave some of it to my new neighbor, a nice older lady who has a tiny little West Highlands terrier that's smaller than either of my cats.
Tomorrow Mother's is having their third annual Mother's Day festival. I'm thinking I might just wander on down. Haven't been to one of them before, and anything involving beer and festivities…heh.
Little slow getting started on the articles I have to write this month. Got three of them done so far, out of the 10 to 20 I'm due to write. I'm finding I'm having a bit of trouble finding inspiration for articles. It's a bit of a problem, as without inspiration I don't have anything to write. I have this irrational feeling that every time I come up with something, that's one fewer article I'll be able to write, because there's another subject I've used up. Also having a little trouble getting the brainpower to do it. I keep getting sucked into various computer games.
Anyway, gonna enjoy the remainder of the beers in front of me and then head home. |
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| Got a new package drop! |
[May. 6th, 2013|02:19 pm]
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Funny how things just tend to work out sometimes.
For the last little while, my uncle has been kind enough to receive packages for me, and drop them off next time he's in town. My own neighborhood isn't the best, and there haven't been any helpful neighbors around to receive them for me. But my uncle will be moving away sometime soon, and anyway I feel kind of bad about imposing on him so much. So I've been looking for an alternate solution to receiving packages for me.
I checked out one of the local UPS stores as one possible alternative. It was located on the same side of town as my work, though still a few miles away. And even then, they wanted to charge me $5 per package, or else $20 a month for a mailbox in order to receive unlimited packages. But not only was that far away, it also gave me a service I don't need. I don't have any problem receiving letters, just packages.
But then I remembered PostNet, a little copy/mailing shop just south of the Independence Wal-Mart supercenter, and just a few blocks from where I work. I stopped by to check out their services, and it turned out they can do a "virtual address" package drop for me for just $60 a year. That will be more convenient for both me and my uncle. That means I can stop by after work and pick up any packages I get M-F. (They're closed on Saturday, but then, I don't work on Saturday either.)
Closer and cheaper. How often does that happen? |
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| My tweets |
[May. 4th, 2013|07:00 am]
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- Fri, 12:04: 2 days ago, it was in the 80s. This morning, it SNOWED. Missouri weather, don't ever change. Oh, wait…
- Fri, 12:33: And now it's sleet, as to work I beat feet...
- Fri, 17:08: Been snowing heavily most of the morning. Big, fat flakes coming down. Probably going to cancel my chiro appt.
- Sat, 00:19: Still snowing. Coming down in fat flakes. Not sticking, of course, since the ground still has plenty of warmth, but chilly.
- Sat, 01:17: @duvalmagic I shouldn't be upset I keep missing out on the 5-key codes. I have over 45 keys already. Still, feels like getting left out. :(
- Sat, 01:19: I think an RV dealer should partner up with a Jewish bakery on a contest: you MIGHT win a 'bago, but you'll probably just win a bagel.
- Sat, 11:08: Bachelor wisdom: The true purpose of a belt is to keep holding your pants on after they've ALL lost their buttons.
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