Category Archives: Observations
I Fear The Internet Will Burst From The Sheer Weight Of All The Egos
I’m slightly irritated. And I’m losing my Pollyanna zest for browsing the internet. Facebook statuses. Blogs. Youtube videos. The 200 word quick clicks provided by the media of the next regular Jane or Joe making the news. The Pin It! … Continue reading
Filed under Observations, Soapbox
Evolution Of A Hot News Story. Or How The Media Creates Mass Hysteria.
Day 1: I read about a young, innocent 17-year old boy, Trayvon Martin, shot by a crazed vigilante, George Zimmerman, in Florida. The crazed vigilante was patroling his neighborhood with a gun and it appears he singled out Martin because … Continue reading
Filed under Be-Causes, In the News, Observations
Former Hot, Hunky Jock Becomes An Actor. Surprise!
He was a jock. He was hot. And he knew it. And all through high school he’d hang with his posse. They’d sit on the floor of a well traveled hallway and rate the girls with flashcards. When a 9 … Continue reading
Filed under Growing Up, Observations
The Exercise Braggarts On Facebook. Tell Me Again. Why Are We ‘Friends’?
Who are these people that I’m friends with on Facebook? All of my Facebook friends are people I either went to school with, taught, is a neighbor, etc. In other words, people I have encountered in real life. No friends … Continue reading
Filed under Because I'm Curious, Observations
My Love/Hate Relationship With Giada DeLaurentiis
My mother hated cooking. She appreciated fresh, seasonal foods. She eschewed pre-packaged fair. But having to take the time to put together a meal? Not her favorite pastime. And young, budding feminist that I was? I thought I hated cooking, … Continue reading
Filed under Completely Random, Observations
And This Is Why I Will Never Go On A Cruise
You know how some people are irrationally afraid to fly? No matter how many statistics you throw at them about how safe our airline industry truly is, how statistics show that you’d have to fly every day for 19,000 years … Continue reading
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Mass Update Followed By Mass Confusion
“Hello. This is Nurse Ratched from Dr. Hemnhaws office. We have the results from your mammogram and ultra sound.” She’s not really Nurse Ratched. She’s actually pretty nice. Well, at the beginning of the conversation she’s nice. “Everything looked fine. … Continue reading
Filed under Observations, Roadblocks
One Little Phrase Is All It Takes To Steal My Thunder
I had a check-up this morning. The female kind. And I was dreading it. I’m the kind of gal that thinks ignorance is bliss. I hate the necessary poking and prodding it takes to stay healthy. What do I hate … Continue reading
Filed under Lessons Learned, Observations
Where In The World Are The Kindness Police When You Need Them?
The head football coach of the New York Jets, Rex Ryan, is under scrutiny by the NFL after telling a fan to “Shut the f— up!” as the team walked off the field at half-time. The coach is under scrutiny … Continue reading
Filed under Observations, People, Soapbox
Getting Your Blog Posts Via Facebook: The Ultimate Lazy Writing Move
One of the things that annoys me about television journalism is “man on the street” interviews about important subjects. First of all, I live near a big, metropolitan city in the south. Oh heck, I’ll just say it. I live near Atlanta. … Continue reading →
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