I heard a disco-pop-ish version of “Total Eclipse of the Heart” this week. Where are the cops when you need them?
ADD Blog
I’ve just syndicated the blog Living With ADD to LJ as LivingWithADD
Are You Just Happy to See Me?
An Australian woman was found to be carrying 51 live tropical fish after customs officials were alerted by “flipping” noises coming from beneath her skirt as she arrived at Melbourne airport.
Where Are They?
When you’re paying thousands of dollars to a service company, wouldn’t you think they could at least manage to arrive on time? How about, oh, I don’t know—a phone call saying they’ll be late? We did have a nice quiet…
New Word for Me
oligopsony (oli-GOP-suh-nee): The market condition where a few buyers control the market for a product. From the marvelous A.Word.A.Day list.
Whee!
We have nothing to do tonight. Not a thing. Nada. Zilch. That is an unbelievable relief! Katie has had four nights of dance every week since the fall. We’re all ready for a break! We’re going to have pizza, laze…
Are You Being Charged More Than Other Shoppers for Online Purchases?
From Future Brief: Most American consumers don’t realize Internet merchants and even traditional retailers sometimes charge different prices to different customers for the same products, according to a new survey. The study, “Open to Exploitation,” found nearly two-thirds of adult…
Can I Get a Day to Recover From the Weekend, Now?
curiousmay9 left town Friday to visit with her family. Her grandmother passed away on Saturday. The grand lady had been in a nursing home for years, and her death did not come as a surprise. Still, it’s never easy to…
Congrats to ShadowKatt!
We got Katie’s California Achievement Test results yesterday. Math: grade equivalent is 13 (beyond 12th grade). I can’t remember the percentile at the moment, but it’s really high. Language Arts: same on the grade equivalent. 99% percentile. Spoken vocabulary and…
So What Do They Learn From a Sleep Study if You Don’t Sleep?
I got *maybe* two hours of sleep all Thursday night. That was verified by the monitoring tech. In fact, he came into the room around 3:30 and said, “Are you ever going to go to sleep?” Of course, I was…