During yet another waiting room visit, I mindlessly picked up the latest edition of People Magazine. It happened to be this year’s Sexiest Man Alive issue.
(Just for the record: I can NOT believe Johnny Depp was awarded this title. But that’s off topic).
As I (still mindlessly) flipped through a couple of pages, I was speechless. Really. All I could [...]
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Sexy Is as Sexy Does
Posted in Current Events, Family, Humor, Rant, tagged adoption, children with special needs, ellen loftus, johnny depp, people magazine, sexist man alive issue, tim loftus on December 3, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The First Five Minutes
Posted in Rant, Theological Ramblings, tagged anger, customer service, rants, slow to anger, trash company on November 19, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Last week, I had a royal rant against my trash company. It happened shortly after I noticed a big, orange ACCOUNT HOLD sticker on one of my curb side bags – the bags they didn’t pick up.
Fortunately for the customer service rep who took my call, the worst of my rant was over. Unfortunately for the [...]
Dog Days of Summer
Posted in Rant, misc, tagged dogs, pet owners, pet supplies, pets on May 13, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
You know, I’ve already penned my rant about dogs running wild. But I really do hope that as summer comes, people will be out more with their pets, especially their dogs: letting them get plenty of air, sunshine, exercise, and attention – all without allowing them to traverse the streets unsupervised or run at unsuspecting pedestrians.
You know the [...]
A Path of Resistance
Posted in Rant, technology, tagged blogging, computers, Facebook, technology, Twitter, Writing on March 25, 2009 | 1 Comment »
A couple of years ago or so, a friend of mine who knows I write suggested I start a blog. Wrinkling my nose, I informed her that an online presence just wasn’t something I found appealing.
It took me another year and decision to at least do it for the “know how” to dive right in. I’d [...]
An Open Letter to the CBS Sunday Morning show
Posted in News Commentary, Rant, tagged CBS, CBS Sunday Morning Show, journalism, Leslie Stahl, news, news programming, Patti Davis, Writing on April 2, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Dear Sunday Morning (and Ms. Stahl),
I’ve been a watcher of your program for several years now. I have appreciated the good journalism, the humor, and the amount of time allowed for each story (which differs greatly from the as-fast-as-you-can news pieces delivered by the weekday morning shows).
What a shock it was during last Sunday’s episode (March 29) when [...]
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