I Do Things So You Don’t Have To

I was once like you are now
And I know that it’s not easy

Ahem.
On this, the one-year anniversary of my blog (waits patiently as balloons fall from the ceiling, champagne corks fill the air, children throw flowers, old ladies weep with joy, young studly men . . . ) AHEM! On this day, I have been called upon […]

Thought I heard you mention my name
Can’t you talk any louder 

You may have read ol’ Junk Drawer Kathy’s glowing review of Blogtations, a wonderful “where have you been all my life” site that culls quotations from worthy blogs. It’s not only a great idea, but Musing (the site owner) does a beautiful job with the […]

Joy to the fishes in the deep blue sea

The dark days are over, my friends. No more will the loyal readers of I Do Things convulse and die upon viewing a seizure-inducing header. No more, I say, will the visitors to this blog gag, froth at the mouth, and fall to the ground, eyes rolling in […]

Tear me apart
If you wanna win my heart

To be more literal, I got f*%#ing torn apart so you don’t have to.
But to be less literal, I didn’t get torn apart at all. Just kind of dented.
YESSSS! The folks at Ask and Ye Shall Receive reviewed my blog. Here’s the deal: you bravely submit your blog […]

Viva!
Viva!
Viagra!

Spammers are getting really smart. I just received a plea for money from none other than Charles Brown, addressing me as his “DEARLY BELOVED.” Now, I am no one’s “dearly beloved”—much less in all caps, but! the subject line said, “Not Spam.” So I think it’s safe to assume that I’m going to inherit millions of […]

OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
A big thank you to the two entrants who were brave enough and smart enough and silly enough to participate in my fabulous vocabulary contest:
Canucklehead!
Kathy from The Junk Drawer!
But there’s still one prize left. And since the previous list of vocab words was obviously too annoying for all but two of you (hey, I had to look […]