Category: Ex Trailer Trash

After hearing from my cousins just days before, I learned that my aunt (their mother) passed away this week. It was more than a little surreal. I hadn’t talked to any of my dad’s family in probably 25-30 years. I didn’t intentionally snub them, I just didn’t have anyone’s contact information to reach out to…

It’s the new year, and many a professional soothsayer is throwing out their predictions for 2014. Some are pretty safe bets: there will be a big storm (DUH!) and somebody important will die – but they’re not saying who. (Good deductive reasoning there, Lou.) I’m going to begin a tradition that, if I can remember…

After something like 25-30 years, I heard from my cousins on my dad’s side, all at once. I only have two, a brother and a sister. We caught up on Facebook and spent a few hours’ worth of catching up via instant messenger. I wondered if my remaining aunt was alive – turns out she…

My new computer arrived on New Year’s Eve. It only took me four days to do all the updates and cleanups. Probably would’ve been faster if I had done something useful Christmas Day instead of sleeping through it. I love this machine. Frigging love it. If I have a choice if and when it comes…

I got the money from the prize at work and have now (drum roll, please!) ordered a Brand. New. Laptop! Woohoo! I waffled for a while over how much I wanted to spend and what kind. I knew I wanted Lenovo for a lot of reasons. It’s a business class, a ThinkPad, vs. going with…