Opening blog

let me just start off by saying that even the word...blog...sounds like wretching. it's the word that comes out of your mouth and drops into the toilet after 6 beers too many. blog. hmph. so if i am so opposed to the word and kinda sorta, the concept, why am i doing this? i guess the proverbial straw is the reason. a nobody, someone neither mel nor i know, left a thoughtless and kinda irritating message on our voicemail. she called twice (sunday night and sometime monday) and was offended that no one called her back and so she took her business elsewhere. yippee! now most of you know, we are closed sunday night and monday. apparently this Tara person was not aware of that and didn't catch that piece of information either of the 2 times (although there were a total of 9 messages - 7 were hang ups-maybe she was obsessed?) she called. so this numb nuts is out there, with no voicemail on her cell phone and i can't call her to thank her for taking her business elsewhere and now here i am blogging. ridiculous. there may still be a few of you that still thought i was all love and light...sorry to blow my own cover. i am most of the time, just don't piss me off. gah!

and the other, and clearly longer lasting, reason for the blog is because there is a lot i don't put in the newsletter. this is where i can ramble on about rocks or offer an experience with a product or a reader. i can also amuse you from time to time with the flat-out crazy shit that happens at the shop. it's fabulous...i get paid for this!

so thanks to Don and Laura for both recommending blogger. i just might be able to do this.