You always know the season finales are happening when the world starts spinning as fast as a hurricane, tornado, volcano and the Flash combined. You know when a divorce, marriage, death, and merger all happen to the same person in the same hour. So I completely don't understand how you could have missed a moment … Continue reading In case you missed it…because you were busy getting season finalied
Bitter Irritating Friday Giftures
I think my veins are filled with either honey or fear. Because of the warm weather (65 degrees!, just kidding 85) in the last two days, I have had to roll down the windows of my car. It seems like whenever I pull up to a stop, a member of the bee community has been … Continue reading Bitter Irritating Friday Giftures
Bitterly Fresh Air
It was around 5:30 pm on Mother's Day and the kids were getting restless. By restless, I mean they were getting on our nerves. Somehow, the clouds and rain had decided to take the day off. Sunshine was penetrating every window in the house and it was getting stuffy inside. Mom needed to get … Continue reading Bitterly Fresh Air
Bitter Ben Gardner Newsletter Volume 2
Work is my all time favorite thing to be bitter about. Why you might ask? The thing you most want to complain about is the thing that you have to do the most. Also, if you ever want to talk about it, you have to be sneaky, like when you are at home and … Continue reading Bitter Ben Gardner Newsletter Volume 2
In In case you missed it…because you were busy telling your mom sorry for being such a bitter brat
Orr....maybe that was just me. Yeah, definitely. My mom raised 5 kids, a husband, a cat and a dog. She fed the dog better than me, but on the other hand, he didn't bark back at her as much as I did. She woke up super early every morning to teach me (and a bunch … Continue reading In In case you missed it…because you were busy telling your mom sorry for being such a bitter brat
Disastrophy Friday Giftures
Let's face it. May has been a disastrophy. Things aren't going well. Spiderman 2 only made $92 million at the domestic box office, it is still raining every day in Seattle, and so far every day since the beginning of 2014, sports radio has said the name of Johnny Manziel. Now that he has finally … Continue reading Disastrophy Friday Giftures
Bitter Pizza Me
If you know me in real life (which you really don't want to), you know that not a Friday may pass without pizza being in my life (and by in my life, I mean in my stomach). It is one of the least complicated and best traditions I've ever had. It ensures that … Continue reading Bitter Pizza Me
Bitter Ben Gardner Newsletter Volume 1
Who here remembers Pinky and the Brain? No need to raise your hands, I can see you in the back. For those of you who were too young and don't, it was a WB cartoon about two lab mice, one named Pinky and one named Brain. One was a complete idiot like me and would make … Continue reading Bitter Ben Gardner Newsletter Volume 1
In case you missed it…because you were busy looking at old letters
There is nothing like looking back at old letters, pictures and newsletters and realizing how bad your hair looked, how terrible your grammar was, and how amazingly in love you were with someone that didn't even know who you were. We were doing a little spring cleaning yesterday and I was cleaning out an old … Continue reading In case you missed it…because you were busy looking at old letters
Bitter Falling Short Friday Giftures
Some people (like you) have big goals, lofty ideals and save the world mentality. Some people just want to watch the world be bitter (me). Regardless of your goals and expectations, sometimes you fall short(or always you fall short. Uh hem me.) There is nothing bitterer than falling short of expectations. The worst thing of … Continue reading Bitter Falling Short Friday Giftures
Bitter Problems
It's a perfect day outside. The sun is shining, traffic is light, birds are chirping, welcoming the season of spring gently. A hard month end is over, so work will be light, co-workers will be happy and customers in a good mood. Maybe I can even go outside for lunch, get a little sun and … Continue reading Bitter Problems
In case you missed it…because you were busy working hard on your laziness
People get busy on the weekend. I get it, there's a lot of fun and laziness to pack into 2 days. Until the weekend gets longer and the work week gets shorter, (I'm working with Obama on that) there is always going to be a lot of pressure to get in all the laziness and … Continue reading In case you missed it…because you were busy working hard on your laziness
Bitterly Intense Friday Giftures
Things are getting all intense up in here. The NBA playoffs are finally here, crazy things are happening on Season Finale's all over television, and even WordPress is making some insane decisions. Probably about the time you read this, a post I did on my birthday entitled 41 Reasons to be Bitter will be … Continue reading Bitterly Intense Friday Giftures
The Alphabitter
They say everything you ever learned, you learned in Kindergarten. While all my bitter learning took place well before kindergarten, there are other fundamental bitter things that came after. I did learn about the ABC's in kindergarten by way of the Letter People, which I guess isn't the way that people learn these days. … Continue reading The Alphabitter
In case you missed it…because you needed more things to add to your busy life
Whether you were doing chores, overindulging on Easter candy or spending too much time watching the NBA Playoffs, cutting the grass, going grocery shopping or catching up on all your family arguments or being lazy ignoring all the things you have to do, you were busy the last two weeks. I was so busy doing … Continue reading In case you missed it…because you needed more things to add to your busy life
Cluster luck Friday Giftures
My life is a running disaster. Not in the traditional sense of lightning bolts coming down from the sky, hurricanes lifting my house all the way to Oz, or Spokane, floods overflowing the water table in my basement, or molten lava coming down from an angry volcano. It's more like a light bulb goes out … Continue reading Cluster luck Friday Giftures
The Bitter Sun
It's something like 92 million miles away and it gives Superman his Super Abilities with almost no weaknesses, but the Sun can be kind of a jerk sometimes. On the recent road trip I went on, I talked about my disdain for the heavy repeat of songs, Disney in any form and the … Continue reading The Bitter Sun
Road Trip Music Bitterness
Back in March, when I was finally granted one actual week of vacation out of my 4 possible weeks, it just so happened that it was on the same week as my kids Spring Break from school and the week after my parents were just coming home from Mongolia to their home base of … Continue reading Road Trip Music Bitterness
The Mountainous Barriers of Friday Giftures
Many claim that the mountains are majestic, and beautiful and good for skiing and fun to climb. As a member of the "Growing up in the Midwest without My Permission" Club, I happen to think that they are just in my way. If I want to drive through them, I have to fight all kinds … Continue reading The Mountainous Barriers of Friday Giftures
41 Things I’m Bitter About
It is again that time of year when I get to celebrate all the people asking me stupid questions like, "What are you going to do today?" and "What kind of cake do you want?" and "What presents did you get?" and "How can I annoy you the most today on the day that you … Continue reading 41 Things I’m Bitter About
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