I just couldn’t wait another week to post this one. See, having a younger sister, I’ve seen plenty of hissy fits. Good ones, bad ones, gratutitous ones, and effective ones. But every youngster can take lessons from baseball manager Joe Mikulik on how to milk it for all it’s worth.
Good ole Joe decided he had objections to a 2nd base umpire’s call, so he decided to tell the ump exactly what he thought of the call. Well, that’s not all that unusual in the great sport of baseball. But by the time Joe got ejected, he was just getting started. This was like the Energizer bunny of hissy fits: just when you thought he’d finally finished, he kept right on goin’. Kicking, screaming, and throwing things, just like my little sister used to. 
(JK, Jo!)
The funniest part is this quote:
“I could get two mannequins at Sears and umpire better than what I saw this whole series,” he told the Lexington Herald-Leader.
That totally reminded me of something Daddy would say! Oh, and after Joe left the field, he decided he’d barricade the ump’s locker room so they couldn’t get to the showers, just for good measure.
Now THAT’S a hissy fit.
Click here to enjoy the video. Tip: turn up the volume loud enough so you can hear the stadium songs in the background. Knee-slappin’, pee-in-your-pants funny!
I was hesitant before to make a comment on Engrish. But sometimes ya just gotta say something! Especially when an opportunity comes looking for you when you least expect it. I couldn’t resist snapping this photo at our local Chinese buffet restaurant. First time I looked at this sign, I thought to myself that it was too good to be true. But the same sign has been posted during three separate visits.
I bet you’re wondering how I’m going to tie speeching impediments and quality assurance together. Just wait. 
I’ve been known to get tongue-tied occasionally (cough). Okay, so maybe occasionally is an understatement. A couple of my shining moments that stand out are “Shhhh! The ears have walls!” and “Go take a short walk off a long pier.” On a cold night in New Mexico, I was walking my friends out to their cars and stepped on slightly frosty grass. To which I exclaimed, “The ice is grassy! No, I mean the grice is assy! NO! The grass is icy!”
A few days ago, I was shopping at Hobby Lobby with my mom and sister. And the garden accessories were half off! (I know some of you are as excited about that as I am!) Anyway, we were looking at the birdhouses and there was this adorable hunting cabin themed birdhouse. So, I thought, “How cute!” Then noticed there was a little box on the front that said:
RIF
LES
And I was thinking, “What the heck is a riff-less?!” Took me a minute to figure out it was supposed to say “rifles.” Ah ha! So we got a good laugh out of that and just continued on our merry way.
Well, coming out of the store, we spotted this adorable little Noah’s Ark chest. See Exhibit A:
Then, we looked closer (Exhibit B):
“TOW BY TOW” Yup. I had to take a photo with my phone, cuz I wouldn’t have believed me either! You’d think someone in the Hobby Lobby supply chain would notice this, but, um, no.
At 9:30, I was already having a frustrating day. Then, coming back to my office from picking up lunch, I felt a twinge of heartburn. Y’all, I never get heartburn anymore, now that I’m taking that oh-so-wonderful drug called Protonix. Man, that gave me a stomach of steel! So while enjoying the elevator ride up to my floor, I decided I need to find a peaceful moment, my moment of zen for the day. So I started some basic breathing exercises while I made my way through the double doors to my hallway. I shut my door and sat down at my desk. I was thinking, “Hey, this might be a good lunch after all!”
Then I read another e-mail. Dammit.
All of a sudden, I decided what to do. I’m eating my brownie before I eat my sandwich! I’m almost positive there is peace in chocolate.
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