Sweat the Small Stuff: Ranting about the little peeves in life
Posted in Holidays on Dec 8th, 2006
This post builds on my comments about really liking to receive gifts, and is perhaps a downside of the season in my view. If you are a late shopper, then this really doesn’t apply to you. Not only do I like receiving gifts, I hate waiting until Christmas Day for all the gifts to get [...]
Posted in Tech/Net on Dec 7th, 2006
In the last couple of days I started receiving my very first “comment spam” entries on this blog. Should I feel like I have arrived? This does represent a milestone of some kind because some automated program running for spammers has obviously found me via links to this site or search engines. That is actually [...]
Posted in General Rants on Dec 6th, 2006
A Mother waits with a sick toddler on her lap as 5 or 6 other children are running around the room. As the other mothers are trying to get their restless kids under control, she falls into a daze. Having grown used to the noise level she barely hears, “Ma’am” “Huh” She says, half coming [...]
Posted in Holidays on Dec 5th, 2006
Why is it I enjoy getting gifts so much? I don’t think of myself as too greedy, and not really all that self-centered – though my brother reads this site and will have things to say I am sure. We all know the old saying “it is better to give than to receive,” but I [...]
Posted in TV/Movies on Dec 4th, 2006
My attendance to movie theaters has dropped over the recent years. Why? Lots of reasons, but mainly I hate paying top dollar for the “privilege” of the movie going experience. I enjoy the big screen, surround sound, etc. for some particular movies, and that’s when I bite the bullet and go; otherwise, I just don’t [...]
Posted in TV/Movies on Dec 3rd, 2006
I can’t find a lot of humor in this one folks”¦.Wouldn’t you all love to have a Public Relations team out there on your beckon call to step in and do clean up when you open your mouth and your foot goes in? Or you forget to wear your panties and someone takes a photo [...]
Posted in General Rants on Dec 1st, 2006
I found it. Yep it is true. I thought I would announce it here before the media ascended upon my house. What is this holy grail you might ask. Odds are you are surrounded by them. Look around, they are everywhere. Those little things that you don’t see until you need to watch TV, Use [...]
This could possibly be known as Black Friday part 2, but it really applies to any big sale day of the year. On these major holidays, retailers know they need to get you in the door so you might purchase at their outlet versus competing store. Basic marketing knowledge is that once you get them [...]
