Category Archives: Maladjusted Mondays

Texans On Ice

Posted on February 18, 2021 by Jan C. Johnson

Tuesday morning, I woke up early and checked the weather on my phone. The temperature read “-0”. In other words, negative zero degrees F. “Negative zero? What does that even mean? Is it, like, colder than regular zero?” What a … Continue reading →

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Remote Shell Game

Posted on November 7, 2020 by Jan C. Johnson

Hi. My name is Jan, and I’m not smart enough to watch television. (Of course, you could say that avoiding television is smarter than watching it, but that’s beside the point.) To be honest, I don’t really think it’s my … Continue reading →

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Appliance Agitation

Posted on May 11, 2020 by Jan C. Johnson

Here we go again… not long ago, I was relaxing on the patio with a good novel while a load of cycling clothes and other truly gross stuff was in the wash. Everything was fine until Brent popped his head … Continue reading →

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Processing… Processing…

Posted on March 31, 2020 by Jan C. Johnson

You know you have an appliance problem when you have to plaster them with notes to yourself. Case in point… When I cook at home, I’m prone to shred fingers along with carrots. My sliced potatoes are like snowflakes: no … Continue reading →

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Over-Charged… or, Night of the Zombie Phone

Posted on January 1, 2019 by Jan C. Johnson

Just in time for the new year… another terrifying tale about my maladjusted appliances. Or, in this case, electronics. Whatever. They’re all in cahoots. I don’t turn my phone off very often. Instead, I just silence the ringer when I … Continue reading →

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Olympic, um, “Athletes”

Posted on August 15, 2018 by Jan C. Johnson

You walk away from the house and the cantankerous appliances for, like, 30 hours, and what happens? Portable electronics take up the rebellion, of course. August 4 was our first time to participate in the “Blazin’ Saddle” bike rally in … Continue reading →

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