Wednesday, October 27, 2010
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Friday, October 22, 2010
Blockbuster Express: Rent One Get One Free Code – Exp 10/24 | SwagGrabber
Blockbuster Express: Rent One Get One Free Code – Exp 10/24 | SwagGrabber:
"Head to your local Blockbuster Express kiosk and you can rent one and get one free with promo code HLLWN3 until 10/24 at midnight! Don’t forget to return your movie by 9:00pm the next night to avoid the $1 a night rental fee!
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"Head to your local Blockbuster Express kiosk and you can rent one and get one free with promo code HLLWN3 until 10/24 at midnight! Don’t forget to return your movie by 9:00pm the next night to avoid the $1 a night rental fee!
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Buy One Get One FREE Stretch Island Fruit
Stretch Island Fruit Co. Buy One Get One FREE Facebook Coupon | MoneySavingQueen.com:
"Be one of the first 25,000 people to “like” Stretch Island Fruit Co. on facebook and you can print a buy one get one free coupon. The coupon is good on Original Fruit Strips and Fruitabu Smooshed Fruit Rolls (maximum savings $3.99).
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"Be one of the first 25,000 people to “like” Stretch Island Fruit Co. on facebook and you can print a buy one get one free coupon. The coupon is good on Original Fruit Strips and Fruitabu Smooshed Fruit Rolls (maximum savings $3.99).
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Technological FUBAR
blackberry, iphone, droid, computer, pc, mac, laptop, netbook, wi-fi, texting, emails, ims, facebook, twitters, myspace......the list goes on....well it's a link to one another, did you realize that?
someone you don't want to talk to is on the net, comes across a search on facebook for people in a certain town, they find the town and see thousands of hits, but one of them is someone they went to school with, so they go and check out that person's profile, their new friends profile appears to not be very private and shows all their friends, of which that the someone might know, from that new friend list the someone finds a "like" of a business that looked like a popular hangout when they were younger, so that someone "likes" it, that new list of people shows yet more friends, of which one is recognized, that someone checks out that new profile and sees a business connection, that person googles the business name and finds a ton of hits, one of which is connected to an old email address, that person emails the old email address which gets forwarded to another address (unknown to that someone).....all it took was a few clicks, go figure.
no matter how much you try to limit your exposure you truly can't. one way or another, either by direct connection or by link or other connection, you can have no privacy at all. solution? get your information off the net dumbass! well, not so simple, try googling yourself, just SEE how old those search responses are.
it is trully fubar
this was seriously not based on real events, just a situational awareness that came to me today
someone you don't want to talk to is on the net, comes across a search on facebook for people in a certain town, they find the town and see thousands of hits, but one of them is someone they went to school with, so they go and check out that person's profile, their new friends profile appears to not be very private and shows all their friends, of which that the someone might know, from that new friend list the someone finds a "like" of a business that looked like a popular hangout when they were younger, so that someone "likes" it, that new list of people shows yet more friends, of which one is recognized, that someone checks out that new profile and sees a business connection, that person googles the business name and finds a ton of hits, one of which is connected to an old email address, that person emails the old email address which gets forwarded to another address (unknown to that someone).....all it took was a few clicks, go figure.
no matter how much you try to limit your exposure you truly can't. one way or another, either by direct connection or by link or other connection, you can have no privacy at all. solution? get your information off the net dumbass! well, not so simple, try googling yourself, just SEE how old those search responses are.
it is trully fubar
this was seriously not based on real events, just a situational awareness that came to me today
Thursday, October 21, 2010
purturbed
i'm in my online classroom making my weekly contribution to one of the numerous and tedious discussion board questions. i contribute my answer regarding ethics in marketing - the question is pretty much "if you came across a competitors information, what would you do with it?" so i throw in some knowledge i have regarding privileged information and client confidentiality AND i discuss ethics in marketing, the pros and cons, i even had support to back up my point of view and...WHAM....smacked down by the professor for having knowledge outside the realm of the discussion...."your experience allows you knowledge in that area, but as marketers we may not know when to turn our backs..." blah blah blah..........since when was knowledge a bad thing? it's basic common sense anyways..........if private information "falls in your lap" do you abuse it and use it or do you do the ethical thing...HELLO, no brainer...if marketers can't figure that out than they have a lot more problems than i thought.
Quote for the day
"The only failure in life is to enter a room full of doors and not try every handle." - Kenneth Jones, K and H Custom Home Solutions / @khcustom
Chipotle: $2 Burritos on Halloween for Dressing Up
Chipotle: $2 Burritos on Halloween for Dressing Up:
"Dress us as a “horrifying processed food product” on Halloween and then stop by Chipotle after 6PM and you’ll get a burrito, bowl, salad, or an order of tacos filled with freshly cooked, naturally raised ingredients for only $2.
"Dress us as a “horrifying processed food product” on Halloween and then stop by Chipotle after 6PM and you’ll get a burrito, bowl, salad, or an order of tacos filled with freshly cooked, naturally raised ingredients for only $2.
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10 infants dead in California whooping cough outbreak - CNN.com
10 infants dead in California whooping cough outbreak - CNN.com: "(CNN) -- Whooping cough, also known as pertussis, has claimed the 10th victim in California, in what health officials are calling the worst outbreak in 60 years.
Since the beginning of the year, 5,978 confirmed, probable and suspected cases of the disease have been reported in California.
All of the deaths occurred in infants under the age of 3 months, says Michael Sicilia, a spokesman for the California Department of Public Health. Nine were younger than 8 weeks old, which means they were too young to have been vaccinated against this highly contagious bacterial disease.
'This is a preventable disease,' says Sicilia, because there is a vaccine for whooping cough to protect those coming in contact with infants, and thereby protect the infants.
However, some parents are choosing to not vaccinate their children. In other cases, previously vaccinated children and adults may have lost their immunity because the vaccine has worn off.
Why are parents skipping vaccines?
The vaccine 'does not protect you for life,' explains Alison Patti, a spokesperson for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Sicilia says California Health Department epidemiologists estimate 50 percent of the children who have gotten sick were infected by their parents or caregivers.
According to the recommended vaccine schedule for infants, newborns don't get their first pertussis vaccine until they are 2 months old, leaving them vulnerable to infection until then if the people surrounding them are infected.
Breaking down whooping cough
'That's why the real important message is -- whether it's a mom, dad, sibling, grandfather or grandmother that comes in contact with these really young babies -- all the close contacts, including the health care professionals, need to vaccinated,' says Patti. It's called the 'cocooning strategy,' where the newborns are protected because the older people around them have been vaccinated and protected from pertussis, and therefore won't pass it on to little babies.
Pertussis, or whooping cough, is a highly contagious disease caused by bacteria that can lead to severe upper respiratory infections. The bacteria is spread in tiny droplets when an infected person coughs or sneezes.
Initial symptoms are very similar to a cold, but a week or two later, a violent cough develops.
'If you've ever seen a child with pertussis, you won't forget it' -- that's how the American Academy of Pediatrics explains what whooping cough is on its website. The academy says a child with the disease coughs so hard and so often 'until the air is gone from his/her lungs and he/she is forced to inhale with the loud 'whooping' sound that gives the disease its nickname.'
The cough can last for weeks and children can cough so hard and rapidly,that blood vessels can burst and they have difficulty eating, drinking and breathing. According to the CDC, 'about 1 in 5 infants with pertussis get pneumonia, and about 1 in 100 will have convulsions. In rare cases (1 in 100), pertussis can be deadly, especially in infants.'
Parents and doctors can often miss the initial symptoms of pertussis in the youngest patients because they often do not have the characteristic cough with a 'whoop' says Patti.
According to the National Institutes of Health, 'the whoop noise is rare in patients under 6 months and in adults.'
That's why parents need to be alert to symptoms in themselves as well as their children, says Patti. If there's a prolonged pause in breathing or they have trouble breathing, that's an important sign and parents should seek medical attention immediately, she explains.
'It's important to go to the doctor early on,' says Patti because, 'antibiotics don't help you later.'
Adults usually don't have the 'whoop' cough, so they may not think they have pertussis. Patti recommends if someone has a cough that doesn't go away, they should get tested for pertussis.
Sicilia points out that the pertussis vaccine isn't perfect and its protection wanes after about five years.
Health officials are urging everyone who hasn't had a pertussis vaccine in the past five years or -- doesn't remember if they had one -- to get the shot.
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Since the beginning of the year, 5,978 confirmed, probable and suspected cases of the disease have been reported in California.
All of the deaths occurred in infants under the age of 3 months, says Michael Sicilia, a spokesman for the California Department of Public Health. Nine were younger than 8 weeks old, which means they were too young to have been vaccinated against this highly contagious bacterial disease.
'This is a preventable disease,' says Sicilia, because there is a vaccine for whooping cough to protect those coming in contact with infants, and thereby protect the infants.
However, some parents are choosing to not vaccinate their children. In other cases, previously vaccinated children and adults may have lost their immunity because the vaccine has worn off.
Why are parents skipping vaccines?
The vaccine 'does not protect you for life,' explains Alison Patti, a spokesperson for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Sicilia says California Health Department epidemiologists estimate 50 percent of the children who have gotten sick were infected by their parents or caregivers.
According to the recommended vaccine schedule for infants, newborns don't get their first pertussis vaccine until they are 2 months old, leaving them vulnerable to infection until then if the people surrounding them are infected.
Breaking down whooping cough
'That's why the real important message is -- whether it's a mom, dad, sibling, grandfather or grandmother that comes in contact with these really young babies -- all the close contacts, including the health care professionals, need to vaccinated,' says Patti. It's called the 'cocooning strategy,' where the newborns are protected because the older people around them have been vaccinated and protected from pertussis, and therefore won't pass it on to little babies.
Pertussis, or whooping cough, is a highly contagious disease caused by bacteria that can lead to severe upper respiratory infections. The bacteria is spread in tiny droplets when an infected person coughs or sneezes.
Initial symptoms are very similar to a cold, but a week or two later, a violent cough develops.
'If you've ever seen a child with pertussis, you won't forget it' -- that's how the American Academy of Pediatrics explains what whooping cough is on its website. The academy says a child with the disease coughs so hard and so often 'until the air is gone from his/her lungs and he/she is forced to inhale with the loud 'whooping' sound that gives the disease its nickname.'
The cough can last for weeks and children can cough so hard and rapidly,that blood vessels can burst and they have difficulty eating, drinking and breathing. According to the CDC, 'about 1 in 5 infants with pertussis get pneumonia, and about 1 in 100 will have convulsions. In rare cases (1 in 100), pertussis can be deadly, especially in infants.'
Parents and doctors can often miss the initial symptoms of pertussis in the youngest patients because they often do not have the characteristic cough with a 'whoop' says Patti.
According to the National Institutes of Health, 'the whoop noise is rare in patients under 6 months and in adults.'
That's why parents need to be alert to symptoms in themselves as well as their children, says Patti. If there's a prolonged pause in breathing or they have trouble breathing, that's an important sign and parents should seek medical attention immediately, she explains.
'It's important to go to the doctor early on,' says Patti because, 'antibiotics don't help you later.'
Adults usually don't have the 'whoop' cough, so they may not think they have pertussis. Patti recommends if someone has a cough that doesn't go away, they should get tested for pertussis.
Sicilia points out that the pertussis vaccine isn't perfect and its protection wanes after about five years.
Health officials are urging everyone who hasn't had a pertussis vaccine in the past five years or -- doesn't remember if they had one -- to get the shot.
- Sent using Google Toolbar"
Wednesday, October 20, 2010
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On-Ramp Etiquette
When leaving for work in the morning I take one particular on-ramp to the freeway. It's nothing spectacular and not usually all that busy. This on-ramp has 2 lanes, one of which merges with the other. It also has a temporary metering light and a "short merge" construction situation going on.
My first venture onto this on-ramp with the other commuters was a disaster. I took the right lane, the one that eventually merges with the left one, and proceeded like normal people do when there are 2 lane options. I didn't cut anyone off, didn't wait too long, I was exercising my right to use that right lane. Why was it empty anyways? There are TWO lanes here people!! When the merging commensed, I proceeded to merge and was denied, not by 1 car, but by numerous cars. No one would let me in. Why? I obeyed all laws and rules, I was not rude, I was using the lane for its purpose. I was mistaken, that's for sure.
While most on-ramps have this similar situation, this particular on-ramp has unstated rules of the road that must be obeyed. As commuters, none of us really want to be stuck in our cars in traffic at 6:50am so we are all not that happy to begin with. The commuters on this ramp have made rules to make their commute less stressful.
Rule 1: You see 2, there is only 1
There may be 2 lanes but we use one. We all line up peacefully in the middle of both lanes. There is no need to shove, push or honk, just assume your position and wait your turn. The whole thing takes maybe 7 minutes anyways, so hold tight.
Rule 2: Hell No You Can't Go
When a car proceeds to take up that right lane to merge with the other lane, do not let them in. They should have noticed that everyone else was politley getting along, there was no need to disrupt our system. You want over? Ya right, you're gonna have to wait till some poor sucker gives up and lets you in. It's a game of chicken buddy and you won't like the result.
Rule 3: Green = Gas
The meter light holds us up enough, when it turns green gas on it. Do not sit there and contemplate society, play in your purse, adjust your mirrors, or galk at yourself. Move bee-otch get out da way!
Took me 1 time of being the asshole who had to be let in by the sucker before I learned this rule.
Who knew there was on-ramp etiquette?
My first venture onto this on-ramp with the other commuters was a disaster. I took the right lane, the one that eventually merges with the left one, and proceeded like normal people do when there are 2 lane options. I didn't cut anyone off, didn't wait too long, I was exercising my right to use that right lane. Why was it empty anyways? There are TWO lanes here people!! When the merging commensed, I proceeded to merge and was denied, not by 1 car, but by numerous cars. No one would let me in. Why? I obeyed all laws and rules, I was not rude, I was using the lane for its purpose. I was mistaken, that's for sure.
While most on-ramps have this similar situation, this particular on-ramp has unstated rules of the road that must be obeyed. As commuters, none of us really want to be stuck in our cars in traffic at 6:50am so we are all not that happy to begin with. The commuters on this ramp have made rules to make their commute less stressful.
Rule 1: You see 2, there is only 1
There may be 2 lanes but we use one. We all line up peacefully in the middle of both lanes. There is no need to shove, push or honk, just assume your position and wait your turn. The whole thing takes maybe 7 minutes anyways, so hold tight.
Rule 2: Hell No You Can't Go
When a car proceeds to take up that right lane to merge with the other lane, do not let them in. They should have noticed that everyone else was politley getting along, there was no need to disrupt our system. You want over? Ya right, you're gonna have to wait till some poor sucker gives up and lets you in. It's a game of chicken buddy and you won't like the result.
Rule 3: Green = Gas
The meter light holds us up enough, when it turns green gas on it. Do not sit there and contemplate society, play in your purse, adjust your mirrors, or galk at yourself. Move bee-otch get out da way!
Took me 1 time of being the asshole who had to be let in by the sucker before I learned this rule.
Who knew there was on-ramp etiquette?
Tuesday, October 19, 2010
Am i Cool or WHAT??? I'm Famous! lol
I submitted a picture of me in my wedding gown to the dress designer, Maggie Sottero, and....she put it up on her site!!!!
http://www.maggiesottero.com/viewBride.aspx?Id=9691
SUPER exciting.
http://www.maggiesottero.com/viewBride.aspx?Id=9691
SUPER exciting.
Monday, October 18, 2010
Married into it
When I was a kid I used to trade baseball cards at day care. I once traded a signed Ricky Henderson for some unknown (and still unknown) useless rookie card. Scheisty people out there, even at 8 years old!
5 1/2 years ago I didn't follow sports...and then I met my husband.
He is a lifetime member of the Red Sox Nation, he knows all the words to "Sweet Caroline," taught our daughter the story of the bloody sock that she can now recite from memory, during hockey season we watch the Bruins, for basketball the Celtics are on our tv, during football we watch the Patriots - and EVERY SINGLE other NFL game (thanks Directv for NFL Sunday ticket) and during baseball season we watch the Red Sox. We route for Boston for EVERYTHING and when they aren't playing we route for who ever is beating New York...which New York team? ALL of them. This love of Boston stems from his birth, he was born into it, entered into the fan club by birth right and routing for them for all 29 years of his life. Routing for Boston is in his blood. Who in the right mind would marry a man obsessed with sports and Boston? Me! Why? It's Boston baby! ENOUGH said.
Sox, Pats, Bruins, Celtics...Currently Monday night, Sunday and occasionally Thursday I give up my husband to the world of sports. I need to get him that shirt, "I'm watching sports, leave me alone."
Lesson taught to my 9 year old this evening when asked why we were routing for the Rangers. "Hunny, we route for Boston and ANY team playing and/or beating the Yankees!" Her reply, "Oh." The 9 year old, typically argumentative child, didn't question my statement....check that out. Again, enough said!
Because I am Married Into it and proud of it!
PS - don't ask me stats, I have no clue, ask ken about those kenjones@khcustom.com lol
Sunday, October 17, 2010
Faulty Satisfication
While watching a commercial for the Hyundai Sonata, the announcer says, "owners of the 2011 sonata agree too" - in response to how wonderful the car is.
DUH it's 2010 guys! not 2011....how can the owners of a car in the future feel great about it now?
Answer: Complete 100% Faulty Satisfication
DUH it's 2010 guys! not 2011....how can the owners of a car in the future feel great about it now?
Answer: Complete 100% Faulty Satisfication
Saturday, October 16, 2010
The Cheese Stands Alone
Lesson for the day:
When you give a two year old Siberian Husky a piece of Velveeta cheese that has turned a bit hard due to faulty wrapping, she will bury it. Not just "bury" it, like cover it with dirt for another day. The husky will dig a 3 foot deep and 3 foot around hole and stick the 2" piece of cheese in the hole. Then cover the cheese in an attempt to .....maybe to allow for growth of the cheese? maybe so she does not forget it's location? Only she knows.
Today, the cheese stands alone.
Numbness......circumstance or choice?
I've been up for a little over 2 hours, what have I done? I woke up, let my dog out, made some coffee and read the paper. Normal Saturday. Then I had a very nutritious breakfast of 2 cookies and an apple (perks of being an adult). Woke up my daughter.....greeted my dad as he came in to work on our cabinet he made.
Then I blogged for a bit, surfed Facebook and checked my email. Roughly an hour and a half ago I thought to myself, "gee jess you should take a shower and go run your errands." Did I get up? Nope. Here I sit. I am still blogging and spacing out at a movie on TV right now. I don't normally go into couch potato mode, but apparently THIS is it.
The real question then is......is my ass numb due to an active choice OR circumstance? You tell me because I am just too lazy to figure it out right now.
Then I blogged for a bit, surfed Facebook and checked my email. Roughly an hour and a half ago I thought to myself, "gee jess you should take a shower and go run your errands." Did I get up? Nope. Here I sit. I am still blogging and spacing out at a movie on TV right now. I don't normally go into couch potato mode, but apparently THIS is it.
The real question then is......is my ass numb due to an active choice OR circumstance? You tell me because I am just too lazy to figure it out right now.
Friday, October 15, 2010
When 1 becomes 2.....the transition
I am changing things up a bit. This will become my personal blog where I babble and mumble about my frustrations.
My personal blog will be: http://writegripe.blogspot.com (update in progress)
-This will be where I discuss credit issues, credit facts, and aim to help consumers with their credit woes.
This transition should take a day or so, please be patient during this time. Or email me your frustrations writegripe@gmail.com :0)
My personal blog will be: http://writegripe.blogspot.com (update in progress)
-This will be where I discuss credit issues, credit facts, and aim to help consumers with their credit woes.
This transition should take a day or so, please be patient during this time. Or email me your frustrations writegripe@gmail.com :0)
Thursday, October 14, 2010
The Art of Eye Rolling
Urban dictionary states it to be "Condescension, contempt, boredom, or exasperation"
Google search comes up with 115,000 sites for the search term: define "rolling eyes". Surprisingly # 6 on this list is a site that discusses the possibility Elmhurst, Illinois making it against the law to roll ones eyes.
People walk past me quite often and I often make eye rolling motions at them as they turn their back. Why? Well, half the time they are talking too loud about personal stuff and the other half the time they are being too nosy for their own good. Why do I roll my eyes? Because it is just plain annoying to have to witness these people. Why does this all matter? Because I was almost caught!
Here I am watching yet another nosy individual glare at me as he/she (who shall remain nameless) walks past me. I am minding my own business, diligently performing my work functions and perfecting the art of time management. The bugger has the nerve to mug me as he/she walks passed. (To "mug" is to give someone a dirty look for unnecessary reasons.) I proceed to roll my eyes and make a face and...wham! he/she turns around and almost caught me in the act! Told ya, damn nosy people! Had he/she not have been nosy, he/she wouldn't have had to mug, and he/she wouldn't have been the victim of my eye rolling and he/she would not have been trying to catch me in the act of eye rolling. Again, DAMN nosy people.
I rolled my eyes just now as I was reading this, so double eye-roll to you mr./ms.!
Google search comes up with 115,000 sites for the search term: define "rolling eyes". Surprisingly # 6 on this list is a site that discusses the possibility Elmhurst, Illinois making it against the law to roll ones eyes.
People walk past me quite often and I often make eye rolling motions at them as they turn their back. Why? Well, half the time they are talking too loud about personal stuff and the other half the time they are being too nosy for their own good. Why do I roll my eyes? Because it is just plain annoying to have to witness these people. Why does this all matter? Because I was almost caught!
Here I am watching yet another nosy individual glare at me as he/she (who shall remain nameless) walks past me. I am minding my own business, diligently performing my work functions and perfecting the art of time management. The bugger has the nerve to mug me as he/she walks passed. (To "mug" is to give someone a dirty look for unnecessary reasons.) I proceed to roll my eyes and make a face and...wham! he/she turns around and almost caught me in the act! Told ya, damn nosy people! Had he/she not have been nosy, he/she wouldn't have had to mug, and he/she wouldn't have been the victim of my eye rolling and he/she would not have been trying to catch me in the act of eye rolling. Again, DAMN nosy people.
I rolled my eyes just now as I was reading this, so double eye-roll to you mr./ms.!
Thirty-Three 64ths: Thirty-Three 64ths
Thirty-Three 64ths: Thirty-Three 64ths: "The story behind it........... As a child my mom constantly made reference to our Indian heritage. As all children tend to do with such inf..."
Wednesday, October 13, 2010
Magical Pants
Flash back 7 years ago - Old Navy was the "hit" store. Well, in my circle it was. I was a frequent shopper and happened across a pair of beige business slacks. For $15.00 it was a no brainer, buy em! So I did. After about 5 years I put them to pasture, kept them in my closet. They were just not my thing anymore. Plus they had shrunk up too short and made me look like I was constantly in fear of a flood. Then one day it dawned on me....re-hem them!! So I did. I wear them all the time now and absolutely love them. Do they fit perfect? Do they compliment my posterior? Are they comfy? Are they trendy? They are a bit snug, I can't see my posterior so I have no idea, they are comfy and I doubt after 7 yeras they can be called trendy. But, they have magical powers!
This morning I was rushing out the door and had my hands full. My travel coffee mug slipped out of my hands, hit the pavement on my driveway and splattered my beige pants up the leg and into my lap area. This is not something new, I often spill coffee on my self in this exact way. Instead of running back in to change, I simply grabbed a baby wipe (that I keep on hand in case my sis' kids are with me), blotted the spots, turned the heater on high, made sure my own kid was in the car and went on my way. 20 minutes later I arrived at my at my destination and....TADA! no stain, no mark. If I look close enough I can see a faint outline of where it might have been, but....only if I stare at it long enough. The chances of another person staring at my lap area that long are slim to none, and even if they did I am sure they were not looking for a coffee stain. Not sure what they would be looking for exactly, kind of gross now that I dwell on it. I digress.
The pants are magical....they have had this magical power before. The ability to not show stains, even coffee stains! I think this is the main reason I keep them around, they have outlasted my clumbsy nature for 7 whole years.
Amen for Magical pants.
PS - Old Navy has since discontinued them, of course!
This morning I was rushing out the door and had my hands full. My travel coffee mug slipped out of my hands, hit the pavement on my driveway and splattered my beige pants up the leg and into my lap area. This is not something new, I often spill coffee on my self in this exact way. Instead of running back in to change, I simply grabbed a baby wipe (that I keep on hand in case my sis' kids are with me), blotted the spots, turned the heater on high, made sure my own kid was in the car and went on my way. 20 minutes later I arrived at my at my destination and....TADA! no stain, no mark. If I look close enough I can see a faint outline of where it might have been, but....only if I stare at it long enough. The chances of another person staring at my lap area that long are slim to none, and even if they did I am sure they were not looking for a coffee stain. Not sure what they would be looking for exactly, kind of gross now that I dwell on it. I digress.
The pants are magical....they have had this magical power before. The ability to not show stains, even coffee stains! I think this is the main reason I keep them around, they have outlasted my clumbsy nature for 7 whole years.
Amen for Magical pants.
PS - Old Navy has since discontinued them, of course!
Monday, October 11, 2010
Knockin the queen down a notch or two
I am the self proclaimed queen of Kindle e-book readers. I have downloaded 145 books since I got my Kindle e-reader last Christmas (all 300 pages +). I have read them all, currently on book 146. I read a book roughly every 2 days. You would think I had all this spare time or something? No, just my standard obsessive compulsive personality trait coming out again. Can't do anything half-butt, nope, I go for the gusto - full force - put my all into it. And end up spending as much time as possible reading this magical machine....go figure. I digress.
So here I am trying to figure the best way to spread the word on something, a small business concept if I may. Craigslist was not a hit, although I did get one email which was super exciting at the time. In fact my new brilliant idea came via a blog I am subscribed to; they discussed credit woes. I can help with credit woes, BINGO...connection made. I emailed the blog owner...did she reply with "you are amazing, here is a billion dollars for your idea"? Ya, right, in my dreams. She merely offered a suggestion. Don't knock it though, 1 suggestion is better than no email at all, heck she owns that blog which is followed by thousands; she has some weight in blog land.
She suggested I write an e-book..........an e-book? Offer it for free to spread the word, what can it hurt... Who would of thought? Apparently my e-book reading self is not near as intelligent as I'd like to believe.
(shhh don't tell anyone I said that)
So here I am trying to figure the best way to spread the word on something, a small business concept if I may. Craigslist was not a hit, although I did get one email which was super exciting at the time. In fact my new brilliant idea came via a blog I am subscribed to; they discussed credit woes. I can help with credit woes, BINGO...connection made. I emailed the blog owner...did she reply with "you are amazing, here is a billion dollars for your idea"? Ya, right, in my dreams. She merely offered a suggestion. Don't knock it though, 1 suggestion is better than no email at all, heck she owns that blog which is followed by thousands; she has some weight in blog land.
She suggested I write an e-book..........an e-book? Offer it for free to spread the word, what can it hurt... Who would of thought? Apparently my e-book reading self is not near as intelligent as I'd like to believe.
(shhh don't tell anyone I said that)
Friday, October 8, 2010
"No, I don't want to be on tv"
It's 8am and, due to "furlough Friday," my commute was 1/3 of its normal and I was at work at hour early. What to do with myself? Then I remember I wanted to contribute to the birthday potluck so I needed to find a Safeway close by. Did I find a Safeway and make my purchase and head to work like a good girl? Nope. I found a Target, one open at 8am. Did I proceed to the food isle, pick out my cookies and then promptly leave, like a good girl? Nope, I found the clearance. Not just one clearance but the entire clearance of paper goods and stationary. I was able to find a great deal on goodie bags for my daughter's birthday that is in a few weeks (clearance $0.24 per bag!). Did I stop there? Heavens no. I then wandered into the food clearance section. I was at the 2nd end cap with food clearance when I started wandering down isles seeing price cuts and buy X get $5.00 gift card. Red stickers with "clearance" calling my name. I then found some cookies, not on sale, but yummy. And then it hit me....I need to leave and quickly. I pick up my pace and head towards the checkout. Did I go straight there? Of course not. I went down the back of the isles, where ALL the clearance is to glance as I went out. All the while thinking....I am addicted to clearance and will be late to work if I don't get out of here. But looking won't hurt, right? (took me 10 minutes to walk out)
In my car I promptly call my husband and inform him, "I have a problem." I explain my trip to him, he finds it very funny. He gives me good advice, "only shop with a list you made and stick with it." Well that is a problem too, often I find stuff we don't need on my lists, 9/10 times I don't buy that un-needed stuff, but heck when you can get something that is $5.00 for only $0.25, who am I to pass up a good deal?...Heck, today I was in the store with no list at all and I could not contain myself. I told him, "if I am not careful I will buy so much stuff we'll end up as hoarders, just like that TV show, just because it was all a good deal." His reply, "No, I don't want to be on tv." Not, no stop spending money, or no you have a problem and I can help, or no the house isn't big enough. He's very understanding and simply doesn't want my addiction broadcast to 6 billion viewers on TLC.
I head over to work, mentally making a list of all the good deals I can get tomorrow when I go shopping. At work does my coupon addiction stop? No, once again I am drawn to internet coupons and sales online. My favorite coupon blogs, and what did I miss between last night and this morning on Facebook? Not friend updates, coupon updates!
Again, my name is Jess and I have a coupon problem.
In my car I promptly call my husband and inform him, "I have a problem." I explain my trip to him, he finds it very funny. He gives me good advice, "only shop with a list you made and stick with it." Well that is a problem too, often I find stuff we don't need on my lists, 9/10 times I don't buy that un-needed stuff, but heck when you can get something that is $5.00 for only $0.25, who am I to pass up a good deal?...Heck, today I was in the store with no list at all and I could not contain myself. I told him, "if I am not careful I will buy so much stuff we'll end up as hoarders, just like that TV show, just because it was all a good deal." His reply, "No, I don't want to be on tv." Not, no stop spending money, or no you have a problem and I can help, or no the house isn't big enough. He's very understanding and simply doesn't want my addiction broadcast to 6 billion viewers on TLC.
I head over to work, mentally making a list of all the good deals I can get tomorrow when I go shopping. At work does my coupon addiction stop? No, once again I am drawn to internet coupons and sales online. My favorite coupon blogs, and what did I miss between last night and this morning on Facebook? Not friend updates, coupon updates!
Again, my name is Jess and I have a coupon problem.
Thursday, October 7, 2010
Joyously Enjoying Advantageously Loving Overly Under-paying Savers
Yup, that's right J.E.A.L.O.U.S...yes I am jealous. I see the blogs where people get $50 worth of stuff for $30 ($50 for $20 @ Target). So $20 isn't much right now...but hey that's 3/4 of a tank of gas. It's also two movie tickets. One woman saves her the savings she saves (redudent maybe, but necessary) and goes to Disneyland (Couponing to Disney)! Now why didn't I think of that.
I consider myself a coupon clipper, I almost obsess over it. Not almost, I do..I'll admit it.
I can't help it. I refuse to pay full price. I bogo (buy one get one) anytime that it is possible. I coupon save, like save the coupons for future use. Not just the coupon but the whole insert (learned that from Coupon Mama) Who knows when that $.55 off 1 reynolds wrap or that $1.00 off 4 progresso soups coupon will come in handy...I coupon stack, coupon match, coupon follow.....I go out of my way to stores just to get a deal. I get excited on the 1st of the month when all the new internet coupons reset. I am practically waiting for the newspaper guy on the 1st Sunday of the month when we get 3 coupon inserts instead of the 1 or 2 normal ones. I make lists outlining my deals and coupon stacks (manufacturer and store coupon together) on stuff I may or may not need. Sometimes I buy stuff just because it is too good of a deal to pass up, mostly I use what I need. Sometimes the best part is when the clerk who is ringing up the purchases gets excited with you when your $140 Grocery bill comes down to $90 all because of coupons.
I have a coupon binder, coupon scissors, a coupon table at home...I print them, I clip them, I order them.
I have a coupon problem.
A problem that saves me money....can't be that bad, right?
I consider myself a coupon clipper, I almost obsess over it. Not almost, I do..I'll admit it.
I can't help it. I refuse to pay full price. I bogo (buy one get one) anytime that it is possible. I coupon save, like save the coupons for future use. Not just the coupon but the whole insert (learned that from Coupon Mama) Who knows when that $.55 off 1 reynolds wrap or that $1.00 off 4 progresso soups coupon will come in handy...I coupon stack, coupon match, coupon follow.....I go out of my way to stores just to get a deal. I get excited on the 1st of the month when all the new internet coupons reset. I am practically waiting for the newspaper guy on the 1st Sunday of the month when we get 3 coupon inserts instead of the 1 or 2 normal ones. I make lists outlining my deals and coupon stacks (manufacturer and store coupon together) on stuff I may or may not need. Sometimes I buy stuff just because it is too good of a deal to pass up, mostly I use what I need. Sometimes the best part is when the clerk who is ringing up the purchases gets excited with you when your $140 Grocery bill comes down to $90 all because of coupons.
I have a coupon binder, coupon scissors, a coupon table at home...I print them, I clip them, I order them.
I have a coupon problem.
A problem that saves me money....can't be that bad, right?
Tuesday, October 5, 2010
Herstory According to Me: The myth of the stupid bone
I often find myself watching shows on the History Channel pertaining to lost civilizations. Like Atlantis did without a trace, or the Mayans without a real reason......ones that disappear without much left behind but bones. While in grid-lock traffic enjoying the rat race, I came upon the answer..........
Often, bones are found where a civilization once stood. Sometimes they are whole bodies assumed to have been a sacrifice, but more often than not they are just random bones. Never enough to create a full person, but enough to know they are human. Why are these bones there? These unorganized bones are the key.
The ancient civilizations knew something we clearly do not, every human has a "stupid bone." Never in the same place. Some people have them in their arm, leg, foot and strangely some have them in their mouth (more accurately their jaw). In an attempt to rid their civilization of all those stupid bones they extracted them from the individual displaying the associated stupid action. Those that never had anything intelligent to say had their jaw(s) extracted, those who could not walk without getting in someones way had their foot or leg bone extracted. Etc.
Rather than civilizations disappearing, in fact they merely created a race of people that had no stupid bone in them. Hence the inability to locate this new race.
These people do not exist. We did not learn from our past, in fact some with the stupid bone escaped the extrication and created new civilizations. They didn't document their actions in fear of retaliation. Some doomed to repeat themselves, others (such as ours now) thriving. How do we (us now) thrive when the stupid bone still exists in many individuals? Because a select few adapted and their genes mutated, eliminating the stupid bone. The rest are all too stupid to figure out the problem.
Often, bones are found where a civilization once stood. Sometimes they are whole bodies assumed to have been a sacrifice, but more often than not they are just random bones. Never enough to create a full person, but enough to know they are human. Why are these bones there? These unorganized bones are the key.
The ancient civilizations knew something we clearly do not, every human has a "stupid bone." Never in the same place. Some people have them in their arm, leg, foot and strangely some have them in their mouth (more accurately their jaw). In an attempt to rid their civilization of all those stupid bones they extracted them from the individual displaying the associated stupid action. Those that never had anything intelligent to say had their jaw(s) extracted, those who could not walk without getting in someones way had their foot or leg bone extracted. Etc.
Rather than civilizations disappearing, in fact they merely created a race of people that had no stupid bone in them. Hence the inability to locate this new race.
These people do not exist. We did not learn from our past, in fact some with the stupid bone escaped the extrication and created new civilizations. They didn't document their actions in fear of retaliation. Some doomed to repeat themselves, others (such as ours now) thriving. How do we (us now) thrive when the stupid bone still exists in many individuals? Because a select few adapted and their genes mutated, eliminating the stupid bone. The rest are all too stupid to figure out the problem.
Monday, October 4, 2010
Realistic Ponder
Clearly I am in need of a lesson in the definition of "real".......this coming from someone who is a realistic. But, for humor....
Google - the almighty - states the following when asked to define "real"
- being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; n
- real(a): no less than what is stated; worthy of the name;
- not to be taken lightly;
- capable of being treated as fact;
- actual: being or reflecting the essential or genuine character of something; "
- of, relating to, or representing an amount that is corrected for inflation;
- substantial: having substance or capable of being treated as fact; not imaginary;
- The Real refers to that which is authentic, the unchangeable truth in reference both to being/the Self and the external dimension of experience, also referred to as the infinite and absolute - as opposed to a reality based on sense perception and the material order.
What exactly is real? Is it something tangible? Who's discretion is used? Is there some characteristic that is definite of being real/actual? Is it a noun, a verb, adjective? Who makes that determination? What if in the absence of any other presence something just has to be real because it's all there is?
Ponder that one.
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