A Cranny Mint

I know I have been slackin'

I posted pics of my recent trip to California/Colorado.

 
I loved staying at the spa in California. It was beautiful but way too expensive.  I met some wild women out there.  One of them has a hubby in a band. All in all I had a blast (and it was actually productive from a work perspective)

Colorado was interesting.  The clouds looked so close.  It just didn't have the lushness found in Maryland or Pennsylvania.  I went hiking with my brother and couldn't hack more that about 2 miles before I had to turn back. I think I did okay in the 7 mile hike around Boulder.

• Posted by acrannymint on 30/05/2008.
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Craigslist

I have never used it before.  I was dragging stuff out of my garage that I was going to have 1-800-Junk haul away tomorrow when I decided to see if anyone would actually want some of it. The first item was a composting toilet that my brother Bob and I had gotten for our cabin and that my other brother didn't want to install (we ended up getting a pump tank eventually).  Within 2 hours of posting the ad (as a freebie), I got 27 responses.  Thus encouraged, I put up an Ikea bedframe (again for free - someone's coming to get it tomorrow) and a trek mountain bike (for actual cash money) that was picked up within three hours of the post.  

 I put some other stuff out there but since these are for $s, we'll see if they go.  I just want the stuff gone so I may end up changing them to freebies.

• Posted by acrannymint on 18/04/2008.
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She may look sweet

I am no stranger to finding dead rodents in the house.  Prior to Ceridwyn's arrival, I had three other cats who did their job in keeping the house mouse free.  However, all of those poor mice were dispatched quickly and even more importantly kept in one piece.

Now I can't prove that she is the culprit but since she has come I have been seeing a disturbing trend in mouse corpses. Today's was the worst yet. 

I spotted the remains under the dining room table. It no longer had a head to speak of.  I very gingerly picked it up and performed my usual dead mouse disposal ritual - namely opening the front door and giving a the mouse a good fling.  When I looked back under the table I noticed pieces - 3 paws, part of tail and chunks of stuff I really don't want to know more about.  

Another disturbing detail is that the rodent had a very long tail. I am really not happy that it might have been a rat. However if it was one then,  All Hail Ceridwyn, Destroyer of Rodents

• Posted by acrannymint on 10/04/2008.
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Charlton Heston has gone to meet his maker - Smith and Wesson?

The death of Chuck "cold dead hands" Heston has (of course) has lead to a wealth of tribute material. Here are some of my favorites:

And Samuel L. Jackson as Principal Firebush
 

 Ben-Hur (en espanol)

I think he can also be used to assist us in Iraq as this scene from El Cid demonstrates - of course it would have to be a HUMMER.

• Posted by acrannymint on 07/04/2008.
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98% alcoholic

• Posted by acrannymint on 25/03/2008.
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Why not use the opportunity to actually (gasp) talk to your kids

Apparently some folks are all atwitter about plans to make Angels in America required reading in some high school in Illinois.  Any time i hear about this kind of crap I can't help but wonder why these oh so concerned parents don't use the opportunity to actually discuss the issues with their kids.  

Its as if they feel that their kid's faith (and it is usually conservative christians doing the whining) is so weak that it won't be strong enough to stand up against a fucking book or movie or song.  Or maybe because they secretly realize that their little friend in the sky is really a delusion.

• Posted by acrannymint on 15/03/2008.
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Damnit!

The results of 60mph gusts of wind.  Clair was kind enough to stack the pieces on the porch.  What remains is a goner if we get similar winds tonight.  I hope the insurance covers part of the cost to fix it.

• Posted by acrannymint on 09/03/2008.
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At least it's not the flu

I jinxed myself on this.  Quite a few people at work have gotten the cold or flu over the last few weeks.  I mentioned that I hadn't had a cold in years so naturally I have gotten one.

It really bites because I have been trying to get my act together by going to the gym almost every day.  Let's hope the cold doesn't drag on.

• Posted by acrannymint on 03/03/2008.
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Insomnia

It has been going on for the last 6 days.  I go to bed and wake up an hour later.  I usually just toss and turn but tonight I just decided to get up and have some sleepytime tea.

I am not sure what is causing it.  I don't feel like I've gone into a manic cycle, work is not nearly as stressful as it has been and I have finally started going back to the gym.  

 The getting up early and exercising was a dismal failure so I decided to go afterwork.  There is a facility at the office so I don't have to drive anywhere and more importantly I don't have go home and go back out. Now I have just started this week so we'll see how it goes. 
 

• Posted by acrannymint on 01/02/2008.
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Hauling my butt out of bed at 5:15 AM - not so much

• Posted by acrannymint on 03/01/2008.
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