With all forgiveness to earthquake victims and obit survivors, the article in the NTY today about More Men Marrying Wealthier Women was the saddest of all. Don’t let the title throw you off, it’s not about men seeking out rich women to marry. Take this snippet:
Ms. Zielinski, the fashion stylist, said her best friend, a [...]
Before my eyeballs burn to smithereens from sitting in front of the computer all day, I am making a list of annoying things for the week:
I have the distinct feeling that I’m writing crap. I’m moving along with plot, but the word choice and the sheer musicality of language is suffering. I also wish I [...]
Not long ago, a friend asked me what I, a health care professional, thought of the raging debate on health care reform. I’ve been silent on it both because I’m so busy that I usually avoid anything having to do with work on my days off and because so much was being said and shouted. [...]
Why do they have to talk behind your back? Why can’t they have a normal conversation about a disagreement? Why is disagreeing with someone considered anathema? Why do we have to pretend we can all just get along in the next breath go rat someone out?
You know what disagreement is? It’s normal, critical, and [...]
I had to comment on this, but couldn’t do it on the website since it would be a little bit of a low blow. No one else has commented, though, and the silence is deafening. I also don’t have the heart to click through to the woman’s blog. When it comes to exploiting children for [...]
I got a notice from National Geographic some days ago urging me to renew my magazine subscription. I intend to keep renewing it so I put in next to my keyboard in the pile of Things To Deal With once I have a second away from the mess my life is. I was at the [...]
I’m not a delusional Pollyanna who believes anything anyone does that’s unpleasant is just some way a result of their being misunderstood, but the pat few days I’ve been exposed to the greatest show of rudeness I’ve ever witnessed in my life. This is what happened.
Now, I’m moving. My current CRT TV set is too [...]
I wrote a post yesterday. It was supposed to be the rough draft to send to my Congressmen about the auto bailout. Oviously, I didn’t post it nor did I send it. You may ask, Why? Did I chicken out? Did I suddenly see the light and want to help Detroit? Not on your like.
My [...]
It’s supposed to work in this way: You have a goal. You work to get that goal. You save your money and never spend a dime more than you can afford. You do all the research. You do more than friends and well-wishers suggest you do. With this much time and energy involved, you shouldn’t [...]
I’m in the airport lounge waiting for the flight to take off and ruminating once again over what I’ve just been through. The experience always erodes any faith in humanity I may have. People, be smart. If you’re too fat or too stupid to navigate the maze of the security check, you shouldn’t been flying.
If [...]
I hate optimists. Rather, I hate smug, self-satisfied irrationals and optimists are irrational. Optimism is seeing “the good” when there is none. It’s sunny glasses blinding someone from what actually exists. Deny it if you like, but the truth will always out. You can’t solve problems if you refuse to examine and face them. By [...]
Tim Robbins said that on Monday’s Daily Show. It’s something many of us have been thinking for a while. I’ve expounded on it. I don’t want to identify with the President, I want him to lead.
Enough with idiots who can’t even speak. Someone like Joan Ellis gets it. I don’t want my friends and [...]