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I know there are a lot of women out there who cringe at the thought of shopping with their husbands. Most men hate it unless there are at least 10 big screens blasting the game with cushy leather couches to kick back in. Men… We are all familiar with the following phases that make our shopping trips with the hubby’s even more “enjoyable.” “Do you really need that?” (YES! I will shrivel up and DIE without it!)“Don’t you already have a red shirt like that one?” (They just don’t get it, do they!?)“You can get the cheaper version at Wal-Mart.” (I don’t want the cheaper version! It breaks me out!!) “You don’t need another pair of shoes.” (But, but, BUT… These would match my new black dress PERRRRFACTLYYYYY!) Then again, to be fair, we women aren’t perfect to shop with either! How many of us find ourselves saying this line again and again when shopping with our men: “Where... Read the rest of this entry »

I stumbled upon this and couldn’t resist posting. Enjoy! Tagged: anger, frustation, humor, stress, stress management  Read More →

As this post sadly reveals, I do actually watch Project Runway every week with Lucie.  And yes I am aware that there are likely any number of reasons that Mr. Gunn’s candidacy for the Presidency would be a non-starter, (and numerous questions as to why he’d want the job anyway) but it’s Friday, so work with me here… Why Tim Gunn you ask?  Well let me give you a few reasons: 1.  Pragmatism Anyone who has seen Project Runway knows that Mr. Gunn’s signature tagline is “make it work.”  While I have no doubt the man has strongly held ideological/stylistic sensibilities, (he makes it brutally clear when he thinks something doesn’t look good) he realizes that his initial impressions  do not have the final say, and that unorthodox ideas can be made to work if sufficient effort and ingenuity are put into them. 2. Timeliness Mr. Gunn is a stickler for schedules. Projects on the show have to be finished within a certain amount of time, and he makes... Read the rest of this entry »

As this week was a rather busy one in the News, I figured I’d just give the Cliffs notes of my impressions of the week: 1.  The Health Care Summit. Rarely have so many spoken so much to say so little.  The Republicans, true to form, came with a message and stuck to it, regardless of the topic at hand.  Eric Cantor had his props (the massive Senate bill) everybody had their talking points, and the rehashing went on and on and on.  Senator Judd Gregg (R-NH) became a new convert to the idea that no significant legislation should be passed through the Senate by way of Budget Reconciliation (which is funny, he didn’t feel that way when his party had a majority in that chamber.)  Generally, the Republican answer was about the same across the board:  There is no hurry, why don’t you come back to this in say, about 50 years? Then again, the Democrats did not exactly cover themselves in glory yesterday either.  Speaker Pelosi’s performance was lackluster, and Majority... Read the rest of this entry »

Politico’s Wuerker delivers a scathing commentary about how yesterday’s authoritarians are today’s leading lights in the movement for constitutional liberties. Filed under: Humor, Politics  Read More →

At this point, I would like you to imagine fanfare music playing and me marching bags and bags to the trash proudly! Don’t forget to imagine my pink fluffy slippers either, because I was so wearing them today. I figured I have a little over a week to prepare for Ben’s homecoming. Last night as I lay in bed thinking about everything I want to do before he gets home, it hit me that this was the perfect chance to get rid of all of Ben’s stuff I don’t want around anymore. Now, don’t get me wrong, I’m not a controlling wife or anything, I let Ben have most of his crap stuff as long as he puts it away and I don’t have to look at it. Yet… There are a few things I just can’t handle. One of these things are these lovelies:I still remember the day he came home proud as pie with this purchase… Ben: You won’t BELIEVE what I found on clearance for, get THIS, a DOLLAR! Me (not paying much attention anyway): Hmm… that’s... Read the rest of this entry »

Oh to be a writer for The Onion, to hurl absurdity and satire in all directions, skewering all who come under one’s merciless gaze.  This week they had a beauty, detailing a hypothetical meeting between Fed Chief Ben Bernanke and the Senate Finance Committee, things seem to be going as they typically do (Bernanke spouting pseudo-economic nonsense that roughly translates to “we’re the Fed and we’ll do what we want”) when all of the sudden he stares blankly for a moment and states, “You know what? It doesn’t matter. None of this—this so-called ‘money’—really matters at all” at which point pandemonium ensues, and the entire world economy grinds to a halt under the realization that money is a placeholder for value, and not of any value in and of itself. It’s certainly worth a chuckle, read the article here. Filed under: Humor, The Economy  Read More →

While watching the Olympics on TV last night, my son said I was a big luger, but I misunderstood him and started to cry. My daughter said I was her biggest Valentine. It is probably a coincidence that I was weighing myself at the time. I felt a little depressed when I went to the bathroom and nobody hollered “Mom!” the minute I closed the door. My friend gave me a sweater that she thought would bring out my best features. It’s an extra high turtleneck. I wore it once, but it was hard to breathe through all that material. I guess she likes my eyes. I missed a major meeting at work. The minutes state that I was present but unusually quiet. My son thought that Signal Butte was another name for me in my yellow spandex exercise pants. The opinion piece I wrote for the newspaper was mistakenly printed with the comics. I got buried in paperwork while doing my taxes, and someone left flowers on top of me. I locked myself into my car. Yes, into. That’s all... Read the rest of this entry »

I made the big mistake about a year ago, to introduce my kids to the McDonald’s play place. Not only because there is every germ known to man there, but because it is blasted hard to round them up and make it safely back to the car with only minor injuries. The little hand sanitizer pump at the entrance is little comfort when you see snotty nosed, barefoot, ragamuffins wiping their snot on the walls of the slide and coughing all over the place. Not to mention the abandoned food found throughout the tunnels, cubbyholes, and fort areas. What parent can really catch a kid running up there armed with french fries and a mouth full of cheese burger? I certainly can’t fit up those pipes? And would I even want to? I think in this case ignorance is bliss… If I really knew what was up there, I am sure I would have nightmares for at least a week. Ben went up there once when Sam was a little guy and was stuck at the top. When he came down he was mortified at what lurked at... Read the rest of this entry »

If I owned an ad agency,  I would hire people who are actually creative. I would hire people who could think of a more interesting way to sell something than the totally over-done ”girls showing off their bodies” gimmick. Got that, GoDaddy.com? If I owned a beer company, I would be rich, but sad. How can you not be sad when your livelihood is based on giving people one more thing to be enslaved to, and giving drivers one more way to kill each other? Got that, Budweiser? If I made a delicious nacho cheese flavored corn chip, my life would be complete. I love you, Doritos.  Read More →

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Abducted Wow. I think she actually believed me! Thought it took some explaining to help her understand what a black hole is, and that I was taken by aliens. I almost felt bad when she actually sounded convinced!  Read More →