Queen of the Girl Geeks

Raccoons Like Croutons...

I just found this out last night. At about 3am my husband heard a really strange noise in the kitchen and went to investigate. Much to his horror he found a raccoon peeking his head into our kitchen through the screen that he had just chewed through.

HELLO! Now let me just say that we live in a suburban neighborhood that just happens to be quite woodsy and we have a lot of critters. Deer, Geese, skunks, groundhogs and yes raccoons. However in the past the raccoons stayed in their own houses and avoided mine. Not anymore!

Apparently raccoons like croutons. You see I had a box of Pepperage Farms Onion & Garlic Croutons sitting on the window sill. This window just happens to look out over our deck and there is a table under the window. I guess Ranger Rick decided to climb onto the table for a looksie inside, spotted the croutons and decided that he had to have them thus chewing a big hole in my screen.

So the moral of the story is, hide your croutons and make sure that you have a husband with good ears so that if you happen to accidentally leave croutons on the window sill he can catch the raccoon BEFORE he gets into your house to wreck havoc on your kitchen. Tonight I'm sleeping with one eye open!

Technology Overload

Today I went with my mom to our local clinic so she could get her blood drawn. Much to my surprise when she checked in they handed her a beeper, kind of like the one you get a Outback Steakhouse to let you know your table is ready. HELLO! This really ticked me off!

First of all we live in a fairly small suburban community and the most people I have even seen in the waiting room has been 20 (this includes lab, x-ray and cat scan people). There is a large front desk with about 3 people to check you in and a slew of nurses wander around. So, why on earth did they give my mom a beeper? Sure enough in about 5 minutes she beeped which was her clue to go to the lab entrance about 4 feet from where we were sitting. This is crazy!

Now I love technology but not when it goes on overload. There is no reason to hand out restaurant beepers to the over 60 crowd at the local clinic. Just be human and call out their name. Yes, I know all about HIPPA laws but you can still use a first name. Being human in this case goes a long way!