Tangled in a World Wide Web

So, maybe I am a slacker. I was gonna send my mom flowers on Mother's Day and I had found a beautiful arrangement that was perfect. It was the perfect colors and I was excited about it. It was about $42 and I knew there would be other charges. I even added an option that took it up about another $5. When I started to check out, it jumped up to about $65. I thought, "Damn! Do I really want to spend that much on something that will rot in about a week?" I decided to hold off. Long story short, I tried again later, decided WTF.  It was now gonna cost $85. I just couldn't do it. Sorry Mom. Now, this doesn't mean that I don't think my mom is worth that amount. It just means I don't think dead flowers are worth that much.  Sometimes it's just Goodbye... After giving up on that plan, I found a great gift - one I've been halfway keeping an eye on for a while. It was a digital frame that was large (800x600), took all kinds of memory cards and a USB cable an...

Everyone likes to feel special, right? Sure we do.  Don't let anyone tell you that the way to a man's heart is through his stomach. It is all about feeling special. We want that one woman (or person, sorry), that makes us feel like we can do anything and we can do it better than anyone else. That's the secret. I have to move on before this becomes a very different blog. This weekend, a few of us went to the newest Mexican restaurant in the area, La Parilla , again. We have become fans. I should mention that we have been a few times.   I went in and put in for a table of four and was handed the vibrating thingy . I asked how long and the girl estimated about 25 minutes. I went back to let the rest of the group know.  As we stood waiting outside, enjoying the pre -summer afternoon and a little banter amongst ourselves, the guy who has been our server several times (maybe every time), caught our attention and asked if we'd like to sit there on the patio.  As it was a nice...