Relationships. They have been on my mind lately. I have had several discussions with friends around the world about them, so on them I ruminate. When I was a little girl, I assumed I would grow up, get married and have kids–after getting my Ph.D. of course. White picket fence, apple pie, and all that… Continue Reading
Category Archives: General Society
A New Crush!
I have a new crush, and I must share it with you. He has been on Rachel’s show more than once, and he was on Keith’s show last night. I’m a little nervous to share with you because it’s still in the honeymoon phase, and I don’t want anything to sour it. On the other hand,… Continue Reading
Don’t Blink
We live in a world where computers are obsolete before they even hit the market. Sadly, this is also true for the so-called news that we can now access 24/7. We have the specialty news channels such as CNN, MSNBC, oh, ok, I will grudgingly add FOX “News” as long as I can put the… Continue Reading
Nihilist for a Day
Or, alternately, there’s a sucker born every minute. Ok, the two aren’t really related, but they are in my mind. I am using a relatively shallow take on nihilism when I explain my mood today. What dominates the news outside of the economic crisis? Stories on the OctoPussy (octuplets’ mom), failed Ponzi schemes that accrued… Continue Reading
Yeah, So?
I am sick. No, I mean literally this time. Physically. I get bronchitis fairly regularly, but this is beyond what I usually get. Everything hurts. My eyeballs, my joints, my muscles, my tendons, my eyelids, my elbows, my knees, my scalp, my throat, and my chest. That is just the short list. So, for today’s… Continue Reading
CEOs Are Greedy! What a Shock!
All right. Greed is the topic of the day, but before I get to CEOs, let me follow up on yesterday’s post. SMR pointed out that the mother of the octuplets is wangling to get $2 M to go on Oprah because of her (mother’s) super-awesome birthing capabilities. I didn’t want to believe it, so… Continue Reading
I Declare a National Holiday!
I am about to declare a national holiday. Oh, I know, the last thing we need is another national holiday in the middle of winter. Hell, starting from Halloween aaaaall the way through Valentine’s Day, it seems like one, long, endless holiday. Call it Hallowthankskwanznukahmasyeartine’s Day, if you will. Still, I think there is room for… Continue Reading
Love, Actually
I hate Valentine’s Day. I hate the whole idea, and I hate the stupid commercials. Now, I must confess that I hate holidays in general, so it’s no big shock that I hate VD, but there’s a little more gusto to my hatred of this fake-holiday than of any other. For one, if you are… Continue Reading
Super Bowl Second Half Showdown!
Damn. Now I want fries. You know, I have never bought something because of a commercial, but I certainly have NOT bought something because of one. Capital One falls in the latter category–I will never use them. By the way, I mute commercials every other time I watch TV, so this is agony for me.… Continue Reading
Halftime Hero
This man, James Harrison, is the Hero of the First Half. Too soon to say that? Mebbe. I don’t care. I like Cris Collinsworth, even if he’s missing an H in his name. I like Tony Dungy, even despite his personal religious beliefs. Actually, this whole crew is pretty laid-back and easy to tolerate. I… Continue Reading