FlasshePoint

Life, Minutiae, Toys, Irrational Phobias, Peeves, Fiber

Wake Up Call

Pet Peeve Of The Day: Being awoken at 8am on a Saturday morning by an automated phone call from Dish Network letting me know that “Now you can watch your favorite teams in high definition in the MLB playoffs on the just-added TBS High Definition channel!!”. I agree it’s a good thing they’ve added [...]

How I Learned To Love Sushi

I miss going to Fontana Sushi for lunch. Oh, there are plenty of sushi restaurants near the new office, but none of them are as good as Fontana. In fact, there’s even another Fontana Sushi nearby, but I think it’s owned by different people and the food and service are not as exemplary [...]

I Can’t Forget But I Don’t Remember What

I wonder what happened to me yesterday. I know I went to the hospital to have a panendoscopy test done to help determine the cause of a swallowing problem I’ve been having the last couple of years. This is where they stick a camera down your throat and take pictures of the insides [...]

Oh, Come On!

Sarcasm. Do we really need it? Am I really that much of a smartass? It’s so hard to avoid in every day life. I’ve been making something of a conscious effort to curtail it lately, due to some dust-ups with the people I love. But it’s a really hard thing [...]

The Rockies Are In The Playoffs

Are my musical tastes becoming (horrors!) mainstream? I was in a Big Lots yesterday in my quest for replacement slimline reading glasses. (They didn’t have any, but I did pick up a rake for $4 and a 6′ HDMI cable for $12. I did eventually find the reading glasses I wanted at Ace [...]

Homeowning Joy

Pet Peeve Of The Day: Entropy. My 17+ year old washing machine gave out (again) this weekend. The last time it died was, I dunno, 10 years ago or so. I had it fixed at that time instead of getting a new one, but I think I should just buy a new one this [...]

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