Do the Yak

A while back, I posted a link to this Snuggie parody  that was so funny I snorted at work. Imagine my delight when I found this sequel . But I'm a traditionalist. I'll stick to my plain red Snuggie, thank you very much. (UPDATE, June 2022 — I cleaned out a closet full of literally moth-eaten blankets and the Snuggie had to go. I was today years old when I figured out that I can just turn the damn heat up in winter.)

The other day I was rushing off to work and I grabbed a pile of bills on the counter that needed paying. But Ben stopped me and said there were important things he needed to explain about some of them. In other words, they weren't all your basic log-on-to-BillPay-and be-done-with-it kinds of things. There were phone calls that had to be made to enlighten various entities about the torturous history of our health insurance, like when this policy in my name changed to that policy in Ben's name on such-and-such a date, and so the doctor's office resubmitted a claim to the wrong insurance company and SNZZZZzzzzzzz... SO. BORING. Which reminded me of these two great posts on Steam Me Up, Kid, where she described trying vainly to take in the workings of her furnace and how to jump-start a car. So fucking hilarious. I sent them to Ben and now he sort of realizes when my eyes get all glassy during one of these conversations. I don't even care that it reinforces negative stere...

No, not my dad, someone else's . We're now at yet another level of entertainment technology -- they're making a sitcom out of the Twitter feed. but it's OK because it has William Shatner, and this could be the role he's been waiting for. We'll see how it fares with the profanity cleaned up -- there's not a lot left in many cases, if you look at the Twitter site. Families... can't live with 'em, can't shoot em. In that vein, check out Awkward Family Pet Photos , an offshoot of Awkward Family Photos . The tender image of " Parrot and Rifle " is the best, I think.