expedited review requests

at 03/31/08 11:09AM
i get them ALL the time. and here's a tip for those of you who make these requests or plan to make them in the future - have all of the required information packaged and sent...then make the request. a tip from me to you.
  • mladyman
    And if I had even a clue what an expedited review request WAS, I would certainly make sure to have all required information to you in a timely manner. This does sound like a case of "Your lack of planning does not constitute an emergency in my world."
    by mladyman at 03/31/08 8:14PM

won't you be my neighbor.

at 03/20/08 11:54AM
today is "sweater day" in honor of Mr. Rogers’ 80th birthday. so remember to share and think good thoughts today and be a good neighbor. wait, no, that's state farm. you get the idea.
  • mladyman
    Oh, now THAT brings back the memories! What a sweet good guy Mr. Roger was! There was a time when Will tried to talk me into having a train or streetcar "or SOMETHING, Mom!" that would drive around the house and deliver messages, like the one in Mr. Roger's house. He figured out where to lay the track and everything.
    by mladyman at 03/20/08 5:18PM

one word

at 03/04/08 10:06AM
there seems to be a trend for clever one word names for businesses around here. for example:

nest (furniture)
polish (mani/pedi)
shag (hair salon)
kickpleat (clothing)
sip (coffee house)
six (lance armstrong's bar - after winning TdF 6 times)
leaf (gourmet salads)
  • babyface
    Sip. Only in Austin.
    by babyface at 03/04/08 10:32AM
  • cascadingharmony
    Not sure if I could go to a hair salon that would give me a "shag"...maybe that's just me.
    by cascadingharmony at 03/04/08 10:44AM
  • mirrorjranch
    At least the gourmet salad place isn't called "bark" or "roughage" :)
    by mirrorjranch at 03/04/08 10:59AM
  • amyhamamy
    Sip is actually in San Antonio on Houston Street; I go to SA quite a bit for work. Found a new one...LIFT...the sign is up on an unfinished commercial space on the street level of a residential high-rise. I'm assuming it will be a fitness club. Or maybe a cosmetic surgery clinic. I'm hoping for the fitness club. And I had fun with Lois, too!
    by amyhamamy at 03/06/08 9:43AM
  • blueeyes
    We saw you on TV. Just remember we knew you before you were famous!
    by blueeyes at 03/08/08 12:56AM
  • mladyman
    There's a business I pass on my way to the place that cuts my hair -- it's called KISS. I'm 'afeared' to go in there; can't figure out what it sells! Ha!
    by mladyman at 03/08/08 5:23PM

mourning

at 02/28/08 9:55AM
was listening to this on the way to work and it made me think of E and L.

God's given us years of happiness here
Now we must part
And as the angels come and call for you
The pains of grief tug at my heart

Oh my darling
My darling
My heart breaks as you take your long journey

Oh the days will be empty
The nights so long without you my love
And when God calls for you I'm left alone
But we will meet in heaven above

Oh my darling
My darling
My heart breaks as you take your long journey

Fond memories I'll keep of happy ways
That on earth we trod
And when I come we will walk hand in hand
As one in heaven in the family of God

Oh my darling
My darling
My heart breaks as you take your long journey
  • babyface
    He was a wonderful man. Wish I had been able to know him better.
    by babyface at 02/28/08 1:07PM
  • mladyman
    How lovely! Thanks for sharing. It sent chills up and down my spine.
    by mladyman at 02/28/08 7:28PM
  • mirrorjranch
    That is a beautiful song. It is our favorite on that CD.
    by mirrorjranch at 02/28/08 7:36PM

perfection!

at 01/23/08 4:21PM
i was just invited to a wedding shower for a 25 year old on valentine's day. it's like the world is mocking me.
  • ladidodd
    at least she isnt 20? ;)
    by ladidodd at 01/23/08 5:37PM
  • mladyman
    But did you teach her while she was in the baby Bible class? These people getting married and having babies that I remember feeding cheerios to while singing God Created -- it's just not right!
    by mladyman at 01/23/08 10:18PM
  • mladyman
    Did you know my children have teachers at school who could have been MY kids? And I'm not talking "getting pregnant at fifteen" -- I'm talking they could have been my kids! Oh well, at least while they've occasionally mistaken David as being their grandfather, SO far I've been known as Mom, not Grandma. There is some balm in Gilead......
    by mladyman at 01/23/08 10:20PM
  • tortilla
    you are too funny! and who does she think she is??
    by tortilla at 01/30/08 8:23AM