Category: ranting and raving
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I wandered down the kids toys aisles at Target the other day when baby shower registering (registering against my will–that's another story!) and was floored by the blatantly sexist coloring and design! One side pink, one side blue. I don't get it, I remember toys when we were kids being colored like the items they were imitating or…
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I am so disappointed in the new Abarth ad featuring Charlie Sheen. It makes the Abarth look like a wealthy mega-consumers personal indoor golf cart. Charlie Sheen is an ill person suffering from drug and alchohol addiction who has mistreated his family, fans and coworkers. He is NOT a good representative of Fiat. I own…
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Geraldine Ferraro It never occurred to me that I couldn't do or be anything I wanted because I was a girl. Because I'm unmotivated or incompetent, yes, but never because of my girl-ness. And that was in part because Ms. Ferraro was on the ticket when I was 12 years old. I distinctly recall thinking…
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Customer complaint: "You either misrepresented the table or sent the wrong one–it's not white. It's off-white. You had better do something about it." It's hard to tell tone in an email, but that had an edge to it to me. Then, when the business partner called, the edge was crystal clear—he didn't even let me…
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It is very satisfying to shovel out my front walk; clearing away the 8" of compacted snow and ice that is at last melting into manageable chunks in today's sunny spring tease. It is back-breaking to do it with a trunk-sized emergency car shovel. I should get a proper shovel, but I refuse. I'm a…
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I got the hair into pony tails! Many more months of growing it out to go, but this is a big achievement. Next goal? Pay off every single debt. My progress on that is slightly less advanced. All this grown up stuff sucks. All I really want to do is run around in pigtails.
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A few of my favorite gems from the family gathering last week in Edgar, Nebraska: "But she's so pretty! I just can't imagine why she's still single" (Yes, I was standing right there). "So are you bunking with Stella since you're single?" (Stella is my 5 year old niece). "You seem really comfortable with who…
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The Jetta has been serving me nicely, and has been much more pleasant to live in since I began making small improvements–updating the tape deck, installing bluetooth, new tires, installing headrests, removing the 14lbs of dog hair, etc. But yesterday, it rebelled against all the gentrification. I went into a shop with a fine, clear…
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Ever have one of those days when you make mistake after mistake, perhaps beginning with oj in your coffee? And ending with losing a big-bucks business deal? I'm having one of those years. I'm swimming in a brand new pond, and though it's been precisely a year and I should feel moderately capable, I'm feeling…
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Gotta love eBay! I found replacement headrests for the Jetta's back seat for 20 bucks! I'm not sure I even want to know why two of the three rear headrests were missing in the first place. But between the serious cleaning, the new antenna and the new headrests, it's looking a lot less ghetto. Next…
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