I'm Steamed, And jazzed.

I got some STUFF going on and I'm steamed! I also got some stuff going on and I'm jazzed. Stoked and smoked. Which wins out?

Someone reminded me today why I hate Billy Crystal (see older post).

It is St. Patrick's Day and I don't give a rat's patootey.

10 Things That Increase Grumpiness

1. Hot weather
2. Alarm clocks
3. Election years
4. Yankee losses
5. Red Sox wins
6. Constipation
7. RomComs
9. Speed bumps
10. People in general

The Grump Wakes Up

I haven't posted since 2008 because I've been a bit tired and needed some rest. Sometimes you just have to stay in bed and avoid all the aggravation out there. Time to wake up and get active again.

Let's see... what's annoying me now?

Halloween Time!

Halloween was always one of my most favorite times of the year! The seasons are starting to change, school would have been in session for just over a month and it was the first fun "holiday" to roll around. Plus, back in the 1960's, you were able to wander all over town collecting candy until your bag was overflowing. Nowadays, seems like parents only take their kids to relative's houses or to planned Halloween gatherings. We're lucky if we get 10 kids in our part of Southern California.

So what's there to be grumpy about? Well, there's always something.

Why don't they make great costumes like Ben Cooper used to? These were the greatest. Even when they were made out of flammable materials!

I had a 1960's version of this Frankenstein costume. It wasn't the rubbery-looking non-flammable type like this one. It could go up at the flick of a match! A real man's man costume!

Toon of the Day

Another one of my ToonDoo creations. Whoop-tee-doo.

The Swedish Maze

Went to IKEA this weekend and realized that although I thought someone at work told me it was "amazing there", what they were really saying was "it's a maze in there".

We bought a new couch and a cabinet on the third floor and then had to proceed to the checkout with the paperwork. One hour to pick out what we wanted and two hours to find our way out of the store. Unbelievable! You need a portable GPS to get out of that place in less than an hour.

The couch and cabinet have to be delivered, so when the delivery guys come, I'm going to have them go around to the back of the house - in through the washroom - through the kitchen - through the dining room - across the hallway and into the living room.

Grumpy Opinions - $20 Each

Some weeks ago I received one of those annoying , weekend telemarketer calls that I'd normally hang up on. I'm not sure why we even have a "land line" anymore since the only calls that come in on the home phone are from telemarketers (despite the fact we're on the "Do Not Call" list). Anyway, this one said "Gallup Poll" on the caller ID and so, thinking my opinion may really count for once, I answered.

Caller: "Would you like to take part in a survey? It will take about 20 minutes. We'll send you $10 for participating."

Me: "A survey regarding what?"

Caller: "Beer."

Me: "Sure!"

20 minutes of "on a scale of 1 - 5, 5 being best..." later, we were done and sure enough about a week later I received a manilla envelope with a crisp $10 bill and a letter asking me to go to a website and answer some questions. I went there - and it was the same series of questions!

About 2 more weeks later, I received another manilla envelop from Gallup with another crisp $10 bill in it and a 10 page survey ON THE SAME SUBJECT! Feeling like I owed it to them, I dilligently started filling it out. Five pages and 30 minutes into the paper survey, my grumpiness level began to go off the charts, so I quit.

But thanks for the $20 bucks Gallup! Keep the money coming!