than being afflicted with a debilitating stomach virus is being afflicted with a debilitating stomach virus when you’re on the road for work, and feel guilty because you’re not at home to take care of the rest of your family who also have said debilitating stomach virus. So what I guess I’m saying is that […]
Dear person who happens to be just ahead of me in the queue for the “True Blood: season 1” Blu-Ray discs from the Richmond area Netflix distribution center, You know, you really ought to treat the discs the nice people at Netflix send you with a little more care and respect. Someone (read: me) has […]
I can’t remember the last time I was so anxious to get home from the road. I suppose the outside observer would say “Was’t that the last time you were on the road, whinypants?”, and they’d probably be right. However,between all the negativity and frustration at the office lately, having slept in my own bed […]
Lots snow, at least for Virginia, this weekend. No worries, really, given some last minute scheduling changes, we didn’t have to be anywhere. This was fine since a couple of us were kind of sidelined with nagging colds. Much sledding and driveway shovelling was done, many fresh-baked cookies and bowls of homemade chicken corn soup […]
I was directed toward this article about unnecessary gendering of seemingly gender-neutral products this afternoon, which made mention of Kleenex Mansize tissues, which really, honestly do exist: It seemed ridiculous, but really, that was the point of the article, the fact that manufacturers and marketers really do play with all kinds of gender stereotypes in […]
…why I really dislike the whole idea of homeowner’s associations, and am seriously glad I’m not part of one: A Richmond area HOA has threatened a lawsuit against a 90 year old WWII veteran Medal of Honor recipient over a flagpole in his yard, even though said flagpole doesn’t actually violate any of the agreement […]
A local TV station in DC is running a series on breast exams, featuring uncensored breasts this week. The station is going out of it’s way to characterize this bit of programming as daring and “ground-breaking”, as well as prominently featuring naked breasts. I concede that breast cancer awareness and prevention is terribly important, and […]
As much as I’m not a fan of “kid” and “grown-up” being non-overlapping circles in the Venn diagram of life, I’ve noticed over the last year or two that there’s one area where it feels like I’ve crossed the line; boarded the elfship and sailed Into The West, never to return to Middle-Earth. Or to […]
So far this morning, I have encountered two minor tragedies which I fear pre-sage bad things: Panera has taken my favorite plain-jane chicken salad sandwich off the menu, and replaced it with an abomination containing grapes and almonds, that costs two dollars more. Damn. The soda machines (which pretty much constitute the entirety of food […]
