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What a gift!

Jan 13, 2012   //   by dietrichmd   //   Personal News, random musings  //  No Comments

Late last year I signed up with RedditGifts to participate in their Secret Santa program, and what a gift I received!

Late last year, I took part in a relatively new program called RedditGifts that I had discovered on one of my various news outlets I subscribe to.  The concept is much like a Secret Santa program that you have probably participated in at some point in your life, but with complete strangers across the world.  You fill out what you are interested in, and if you are ok with shipping internationally.  I said yes to the shipping and informed my santa that all I wanted was something unique from his or her location that I could never find here in Arkansas.   My recipient was a person in Switzerland who enjoys Sci-Fi movies — making my shopping easy.  Of course the $13 in oversees shipping was a bit steep, but it was ok as this was a pretty cool little program.  Read more >>

I’ve lost my mind…perhaps my battery is dead

Jan 12, 2012   //   by dietrichmd   //   Holiday Adventures, humor, random musings  //  No Comments

I’ve lost my mind…perhaps my battery is dead is the final installment of a 3 part series titled Holiday Adventures.  In this episode I almost lose my life and find myself stuck in a strange town all over again.

In my last post, I left you at Ikea with my brother and his wife.  Well, after spending next to nothing on a bunch of neat stuff for the house, we said our goodbyes to Seth who was on his way back to Ft. Campbell.  We went on to Frisch’s for a quick lunch.  Good stuff, but not what it used to be, imo.  So now it was our turn to head to the Outlet Malls.  I’m really wishing that I would have gone the day prior with my brother as it was ass cold.  I mean, even for my polar bear self, it was cold.  Hunter, Chloe and I went one way, while Liz went another.  The plan was to meet up somewhere in the middle.  Evidently, the three of us can cover the mall 2 and a half times in the time it takes Liz to cover two stores as we were stuck walking around endlessly while we waited for her to finish up. Read more >>