The day after Brandon’s office party, where I showed up wearing the elf hat and chugging the big ol’ mug of Guinness, one of his colleagues from another department came up to him. “Was you wife drunk at the party?” “What? No! Why? Because that giant mug of Guinness?” “Well, we figured she’s got to be drunk wearing that elf hat and all of that.” “Nah. That’s just how she is, man.” “Oh.” Brandon’s sergeant chimed in at this point that, yes indeed, Oakley is quirky that way, with or without the booze. “Now don’t you be spreading the rumor...
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I never thought I’d hit this number of visitors! But here I am.  It’s a biggy for this humble little ranting personal blog. Thank you to all of you readers, lurkers and, of course, all of you accidental dropping-inners. So, just for today, please leave a comment to celebrate an OakMonster’s Den milestone if that is not too much to ask. My faithful readers: thanks for being here. I mean, my 20+ a day readership all contributed to you. Even my faithful lurkers! I mean, you’re here to read all the time, just never leave a comment. But just for...
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You are trapped in your house on your day off because you have no pants. That’s right, kids. Welcome to my Vacation Day 6. Yesterday, I went out and about and got me a mocha. As I was getting out of the car at James & Aurora’s house, with just a little more left of tall hazelnut mocha slipped from my hand and “exploded” all over the car. I had chocolate/coffee on my jeans, my car seats, my emergency brakes, and, inevitably, on the innocent bystander in the passenger seat, my new-ish Nike white sweatshirt. I KNEW the whiteness isn’t...
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I didn’t go anywhere near a mall, if you were wondering. I am not THAT insane. Thank you very much. As a matter of fact, we had Shane over for a good part of the afternoon. We were thinking of going to the movies, but changed our minds as we figured all the bored family members from out of town would be at the theaters. Heck, that was what I did before. Anyways, the boys played on the XBox 360 while I got my magazines and recipe folders sorted out. Later that night, we picked up Tamara and we all...
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I miss being a night owl. With my work schedule and daily life, I can’t really stay up till midnight and head to work. I mean, given that I get to sleep on my way in to work, but I’d still be tired there. Sometimes, my body seems to function well with a little sleep as long as I nap hard during my commute or sleep really well at night. But those nights are few and far between. I love working on the computer later at night versus earlier in the evening. For one thing, I seem to write better...
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Since Halloween, I have been getting some hits on my site about how to make a Nerd Herd ID. Well, kids. Here’s how I did it. First, I bought the Badge Holder pocket protector online. Many sites have them but I got mine from this one. Second, I copied the “Buy More” logo from the Buy More store site and apply that to one of the shipping label template in word document. Adjust the size to about 3-3/4″ wide and 1″ high. It won’t be crisp but you don’t need it to be really. Pens will obscure most of that. ...
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