I think this might mean I’m not really retired yet.

Miss me? I’ve been working my ass off on that new website for Gardenia’s Cakes & Catering in South Carolina, and it’s really hard to unwind with the Howdygram when I’ve got so much client work to do. Seriously, Gardenia’s will be the biggest site I’ve ever created except for the monster I developed for Ovation Chocolates — does anybody remember when I owned Ovation Chocolates? — back in 2005, which was an e-commerce website with more than 175 pages. But wait, there’s more! I just found out that a client in Colorado thinks it’s time to redesign and expand her website (Julie Cardinal Photography), which will probably be another huge job since she hasn’t made changes to her site in more than three years.

I think this means I’m not really retired yet. Rats.

Incidentally, I might have to list our house with a realtor this afternoon because a moth flew in when I opened the front door a few minutes ago. For the time being “Mothra” appears to be trapped behind the blinds in the living room but if he finds a way out you’ll hear me shrieking from coast to coast. I am positively PETRIFIED of flying insects.

The Howdygram is proud to present its latest Einstein Award to Dan O’Leary, city manager of Keller, Texas, who decided to lay himself off this week when a budget shortfall indicated a top management position had to be eliminated. O’Leary’s last day will be April 20. He wants everybody to know, however, that his last job review was very good and he’s NOT firing himself due to excessive tardiness or lousy performance.

For your possible interest, Keller is located just north of Fort Worth and is marked by a pink star on the map above.

You know you’re getting old when the highlight of your week is an online AARP “webinar” about Social Security. It starts about half an hour from now and I even remembered to email an advance question for the experts. Yee-haw! I just found out I’ll have to borrow Sam’s computer for this, though, since AARP is requiring a specific browser — Firefox — that’s no longer installed on my Mac after it went totally kablooey (the technical term for “corrupted”) a couple of months ago.

I hope AARP won’t mind me eating half a bagel during the webinar if I promise not to make anybody jealous.

A quick Howdygram public service announcement before I sign off. Under no circumstances should you EVER Google the word “leprosy” and click “images.” Thank you for reading this.