Everyday Disasters

Reflections on Life

  • What to Bring to The Auction – Administration Committee

    (Out of order, but I just ran an auction so it’s fresh in my mind.) Auction Item Set-up (the period before the auction when you fill the room with auction items) Bring:  the pile of bid sheets (NOT on clipboards), at least 3 labels for each item with the item number and title typed on…

  • Don’t Let Your Computer Consort With Spammers

    I don’t use a spam filtering service because the people I want to communicate with use Hi in the subject line, use multiple exclamations and capitals and even sometimes commit a double entendre to writing – all of which get their emails tagged as spam. (Don’t even get me started on how I was suppose to…

  • Life Lessons of a Military Wife Carnival 8 Up

    There’s a newish carnival that’s up for Military Wives.  The collection’s a bit scattered so there’s something for everyone. (VMW – Veteran Military Wife was kind enough to post my submission on Educating Kids/Military Budgets.) Enjoy!

  • Military Budget Solution

    There is a very real problem with any military budget reform that each branch gets a constant share of the total military budget pie.  This agreement was forged for very real benefits (We really would prefer that our military spend their time thinking about fighting someone else, not each other).  We are in a war that is…

  • Are Internet Professional Reviews Useful or Just Vehicles For Slander?

    I looked up my dentist’s phone number on the Internet a while back and saw with great surprise that there was a review that claimed she rushed through her patients, held them down and ran an office with numerous children crying in it.  (It was so bad that I was looking for the line where the…

  • Computers & The Internet

     Best answer will get a prize. (I have to figure out a good one. – suggestions taken.) Which is more important? Why?  Never use another’s account and never share your password. NEVER have food or drink around computers. Never give out personal information  about you or anyone you know like: name, phone number, address or…

  • Why Isn’t Spying On Americans to Catch Terrorists Good?

    It sounds so reasonable.  Just let the government tap our phones or analyze what we read and they’ll stop the next terrorist attack. It seems like a very small price to pay to stop another 911 and it would be. No one objects to stopping the next 911.  The problem occurs when those with the…

  • Auction Committees

    You’re planning an auction for this year (hopefully the spring) and you’re not sure where to start. With luck you’ve already booked the locale and any entertainment you need.  If it’s a school auction, you reminded people to keep an eye out for auction items over the summer. You’ve set the theme. Now what? The are…

  • Family Legends

    I went to a beautiful engagement party recently where the father of the groom stood up and made a lovely tribute to the couple and their extended families.  He included many touching details including the thought that he appreciated that as his wife had moved from the protection of her father’s house to his house in…

  • How Bad Can an Auction Be? – Lose Sanity and Money on an Auction

    Most charity auctions are events that can be extremely wearing on volunteers but are worth it because they raise large amounts of cash.  Most does not mean all. I was recently (6 weeks before the event) asked to help with an event for an extremely worthy charity. They knew they didn’t quite have it down…

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