Thursday, August 23, 2012 // Woot
“Man, have you bought batteries lately? I’m in the wrong business.” “That bad?” “It’s ridiculous! Batteries haven’t changed; how can they be so much more expensive?” “Well, I think batteries have changed. I mean, they’ve gotten more efficient and stuff. Plus, these are rechargeable. So you know, in the long run they’re actually cheaper.” “Rechargeable?” […]
Saturday, August 11, 2012 // Woot
Oh, taking lunch at your desk again, Bryan? Not me! No, I’m thinkin’ I might have a little PB&J, as in a little Paddle Board and jelly, except hold the jelly! Yeah, I just got tired of all the sitting, you know? I wanted to get out, feel the wind between my teeth, so to […]
Saturday, August 4, 2012 // Woot
Michelle held Bristol close to her and raised an eyebrow at the little girl’s parents, both of them dressed up for a much-needed date night. Then she reached for the piece of paper Jessica kept shaking at her. “You want me to do what in the who now?” “It’s just a simple schedule, Michelle,” Jessica […]
Sunday, July 29, 2012 // Woot
Amanda was never really a fan of his music. Until recently, she’d never purchased any of his albums or played any of his music in the car. When others would drunkenly sing his songs as they played from a bar jukebox, Amanda would just smile and sway along, hoping that whoever chose the track hadn’t […]
Saturday, July 28, 2012 // Woot
“One, two…” Oh no, what comes after two? WHAT COMES AFTER oh wait, I remember. “Free, four, five, six!” There! I counted all the empty slots in the wood storage case of my puzzle bundle. Surely, Daddy gets the picture now. “Very GOOD, Ella! You counted all the way to six! Do you remember what […]
Wednesday, July 18, 2012 // Woot
“Look, I’m not going to lie to you. The moment I caught sight of that big one terabyte SATA hard drive of hers, I knew I had to have her.” “Monitor, stop! Oh my gosh, I am so sorry.” “What? What’s to be sorry for? You looked good. Healthy. Still do. You’ve got a lot of […]
Monday, July 16, 2012 // Woot
Lesley heard the faint hum from the apartment upstairs. First she took a shower. Then, she made sure her makeup was all correct. Then she picked out the perfect dress, not too revealing yet not too conservative. A quick look in the mirror to make sure she looked perfect… and then, she went up a […]
Saturday, July 7, 2012 // Woot
“And to you, the class of 2040, I say ‘well done!’” Up on the stage, the college president moved her tassel from right to left. The crowd, including Ella, did the same. Tim hugged Michelle tight. The president went on. “Some of you are graduating early, with honors. Some of you are here late in […]
Friday, July 6, 2012 // Woot
Michelle was standing at the sink doing dishes when, out of the corner of her eye, she saw something small skitter across the floor. When she turned to look, it was gone. So she just shrugged her shoulders and went back to squeegeeing out a glass. Not two minutes later, she had a creepy crawly […]
Saturday, April 7, 2012 // Woot
Happy Birthday, Everything Of Worth April 7, 1969. With a request for comments, the proto-Internet is born. It’s true! Even if you don’t believe us, you can believe Wired Magazine. April 7th is the day the very first “Request For Comments” appeared, and very likely, the day someone first replied with OMG FIRST! So celebrate […]
