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Debbie Downer for a Fantastic Friday

Debbie Downer for a Fantastic Friday

Let Debbie Downer turn you into a Perky Polly on this Fantastic Friday.Though she’s a Gloomy Gus, Debbie Downer has a way of making people laugh. So did this personalized Debbie Downer list from March of 2012. Hopefully, it’ll turn you into a Perky Polly on this Fantastic Friday.

10.   Spring is way too early this year. See this post for further explanation.

Wah. Wah.

9.    It’s been cloudy and rainy. Which is poking holes in my summer drought theory.

Wah. Wah.

8.    I caught a cold on the Ides of March. Etu, immune system?

Wah. Wah.

7.    I didn’t take out stock in a tissue company before this cold started.

Wah. Wah.

6.     My recent upgrade to OS X Lion has not gone as smoothly as Apple promised.

Wah. Wah.

5.     iCloud is looming on the horizon.

Wah. Wah.

4.    The agent who promised she’d be in touch soon about my proposal still hasn’t.

Wah. Wah.

3.    I can now order from the Senior Citizen menu at I Hop.

Wah. Wah.

2.    No chocolate since Ash Wednesday.

Wah. Wah.

1.    Debbie Downer would be ashamed to post this list, but I’m not.

Wah. Wah.

Debbie Downer for a Fantastic Friday

Top Ten Reasons I’m a Debbie Downer

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The past week and a half have been chock full of grandma duty and other family fun. So much fun, blogging is on the back burner. Therefore, for the next few days Gravel Road will reprise popular posts from the past. Today’s post first appeared on March 23, 2012. Enjoy!

This March we’ve had lots of good news. A grandchild on the way. Our Ohio kids moving closer to home in August. A sizable tax refund. Even so, I feel like Debbie Downer’s double today. Since I can’t stop the feeling, here are my top ten reasons for being a Debbie Downer when I should be Perky Polly:

10.   Spring is way too early this year. See this post for further explanation.

Wah. Wah.

 9.    It’s been cloudy and rainy. Which is poking holes in my summer drought theory.

Wah. Wah.

 8.    I caught a cold on the Ides of March. Etu, immune system?

Wah. Wah.

 7.    I didn’t take out stock in a tissue company before this cold started.

Wah. Wah.

 6.     My recent upgrade to OS X Lion has not gone as smoothly as Apple promised.

Wah. Wah.

 5.     iCloud is looming on the horizon.

Wah. Wah.

 4.    The agent who promised she’d be in touch soon about my proposal still hasn’t.

Wah. Wah.

  3.    I can now order from the Senior Citizen menu at I Hop.

Wah. Wah.

 2.    No chocolate since Ash Wednesday.

Wah. Wah.

  1.    Debbie Downer would be ashamed to post this list, but I’m not.

Wah. Wah.

iFeel Like an Apple iDiot

iFeel Like an Apple iDiot

 

The first four items on my weekend to-do list

  • Clean the bathrooms.
  • Vacuum bugs in the guest bedroom.
  • Put finishing touches on speech for next week.
  • Make apple pies for church camp scholarship auction.

were a snap to finish. In fact iWas so pleased with my skill and efficiency, my mom would have warned me not to break my arm while patting myself on the back had she been here to do so.

Then, iTackled the last two items on the list

  • Research iCloud.
  • Research iPad 3.

Two paragraphs into the first online article, iWondered if it was written in a foreign language. The article was peppered with phrases like like

iOS device,
wireless pushing,
4 GB,
retina display,
oleophobic scratch-proof glass,
slick interface,
blazing LTE hotspot.

iDidn’t understand any of them. My iCloud and iPad research made one thing perfectly clear. When it comes to technology, iFeel

iNcompetent,
iNsecure,
and
iN need of an iNterpreter.

So tomorrow, off to the Apple Store iGo where, hopefully, a perky iGenius in a bright, blue T shirt will refrain from laughter while answering my iCloud questions, respond with kindness when a blank look is my response to his answers, and exhibit great patience while conducting my iPad tutorial. iN short, iNeed an Apple Store iGenius who can do the iMpossible. iNeed an Apple Store iGenius who can make me feel

iNspired
iNstead of
iDiotic when navigating the
iUniverse.

Otherwise, iAm coming home to unwire my iUniverse and launch an apple pie baking business iNstead. Like my mother always said after she warned me about breaking my leg by patting myself on the back –

iF you can’t conquer ’em, cook ’em.

Top Ten Reasons I’m a Debbie Downer

Top Ten Reasons I’m a Debbie Downer

This March we’ve had lots of good news. A grandchild on the way. Our Ohio kids moving closer to home in August. A sizable tax refund. Even so, I feel like Debbie Downer’s double today. Since I can’t stop the feeling, here are my top ten reasons for being a Debbie Downer when I should be Perky Polly:

10.   Spring is way too early this year. See this post for further explanation.

Wah. Wah.

 9.    It’s been cloudy and rainy. Which is poking holes in my summer drought theory.

Wah. Wah.

 8.    I caught a cold on the Ides of March. Etu, immune system?

Wah. Wah.

 7.    I didn’t take out stock in a tissue company before this cold started.

Wah. Wah.

 6.     My recent upgrade to OS X Lion has not gone as smoothly as Apple promised.

Wah. Wah.

 5.     iCloud is looming on the horizon.

Wah. Wah.

 4.    The agent who promised she’d be in touch soon about my proposal still hasn’t.

Wah. Wah.

  3.    I can now order from the Senior Citizen menu at I Hop.

Wah. Wah.

 2.    No chocolate since Ash Wednesday.

Wah. Wah.

  1.    Debbie Downer would be ashamed to post this list, but I’m not.

Wah. Wah.