Proper pronunciation

Philadelphia is in the middle of a nasty budget crunch. It's not pretty. Rec centers and a few libraries are closing. People are upset.

Closing a library is always a bad idea. Always.

But I am sick to death of listening to people on the radio pleading, "Don't close our lie-berries!"

For the love of the baby jeebus, learn to fucking pronounce the word "library". It makes me think that Philadelphia doesn't need libraries but speech therapy.

Merry Christmas

This warms my bitter, bitter heart.

Christmas Plans

Sunday morning (the same day as the ice storm) I awoke with a strong desire to drink fruity, pink wine on Christmas day. Not great wine, cheap wine. I'm not paying more than $5. And it should be strawberry. Yeah. Fantastic.

I know, you're thinking that's disgusting. I know Jenny and Clare like wine. But I'm really not that great a drinker. I don't like strong alcohol. And I really like the booze that tastes like candy. Call it an unsophisticated pallet, but I like what I like.

So I went to the state store to by the above described pink wine. One bottle was $3.99, the other $4. 99. Perfect.

However, I was sorely tempted by the Elvis Blue Christmas wine, $19.99 a bottle. Fortunately, I was able to resist.

Hrothgar and the Ice Storm

Sunday mornign we had a minor ice storm. Nothing terrible but just bad enough to make you glad it was Sunday morning and not Monday morning. Hrothgar, however, was determined to go outside on the back porch.

He pleaded.

He whined.

He pawed at the back door.

He made a pest of himself, generally.

After hours of this, I was ready to relent. "Fine. You'll see its horrible out."

Andy said no. If we let him out in the ice storm, he'd gain some super power and be like a Frost Giant or worse. I feared an ice armor clad battle cat napping on my couch. Nope. Hrothgar can not go out in an ice storm.

Sad Shopping

The other night I went to my favorite store, Lane Bryant, for undies and such. It was so sad! The mall, first off, was nearly empty. The store itself was empty. Physically as well as with shoppers. The clerk told me I was the first costumer since lunch. Sad. And there wasn't the same amount of merchandise on the floor, giving it an empty feeling.

Blogging from the Benefits Bank

Hey. I'm stuck at this training this morning, listening to the presenter go on about various benefits, like food stamps, PACE, LIHEAP. Basically, things I already know.

So they want me at work to use this software to determine is people are eligible for benefits. Hmm. I can read the instructions on an application form and use to a calculator to figure that out. If the software completes the actual applications, then I can print them out, THAT would be nifty.

I'm still on the fence if this  training is a waste of time or not. On the bright side, they do have free wifi.