He almost made me a widow twelve years ago — I posted “Happy 12th Alive Day” to my husband on Facebook. He saw it and, like every Alive Day, asked me what did that mean. I told him that Alive Day is the day he should have died, but he didn’t. It might sound morbid to some, but to me…

23andMe has my spit. Maybe it can help to cure some diseases — There are many articles about 23andMe and Ancestry.com that explain both companies’ products in detail. Once I got over the paranoia about my DNA being shipped to strangers, it was a piece of cake for me to shell out $129. I chose 23andMe’s Health + Ancestry Service because It was on sale. Their health analysis is more comprehensive…

Rest In Peace, Franco Harris — When you’re inside the Pittsburgh International Airport, there are only two statues you see. One is George Washington. The second statue is Franco Harris, the greatest Pittsburgh Steelers football player to ever play the game. I’ve been bawling my eyes out all morning. Franco passed away on Wednesday, December 21, 2022, at the age of 72. That’s two…

You never forget your first pig. — I didn’t slide into the dating scene right away after my divorce because I was still damaged by the mental pain that came with it. The last thing I wanted to do was go out for dinner and drinks with strange men I knew nothing about. I focused on decorating…

Appreciated employees make loyal employees…it’s not rocket science, and you’ll gain their respect if you don’t treat them like shit — I want to know why the almost wealthiest man in the world has zero people skills. I used to admire Elon Musk. I live in Central Florida. We watch spectacular SpaceX rocket flights live from our front yard. FYI, the night flights are the best, just in case you travel to Florida to see one. Always make sure you have Plan B and Plan C ready…

Deep down inside, everybody wants to watch a train wreck — I was this >|< close to deleting my Twitter account after Elon Musk purchased it for a mere $44B. I even wrote about closing my account. Twitter Tweets Made Me Too Angry To Stay Why does Twitter bring out the worst in people?dianeegancom.medium.com But I love a good train wreck, especially when it’s topped off by an awesome shit storm. Twitter’s a fantastic meme source. I’m an…

The website owner discovered people were taking it seriously — Do you remember the TV show To Catch a Predator? It was about adults posing as underage kids online to catch sexual predators before they harm children. Police were always hiding in the house where the predator was meeting the pretend underaged kid. …

I think FedEx’s policy is “What package?” — I wish they’d stop playing “Christmas Vacation” on TV. Or maybe I should leave the room when Clark Griswold finds out he’s not getting his Christmas bonus. You know the part…he explodes and lets loose every pent up thought in his head. That’s going to be my relationship with the…

She had one job, failed miserably, and turned me into a Karen — The phone call to Lincoln Vehicle Support started out cordial. The customer service rep’s phone was garbled. I couldn’t understand her most of the time. I had to keep asking her to please repeat herself because it was hard for me to hear her. The customer support representative asked for…