Tag Archives: rants
Reactions to reactions to BlogHer ’09 from one who wasn’t there
If you’re curious to read posts from people who attended BlogHer 2009, like I was, go here and click thru a few links. Overall, most seemed to have a great time! But there were some negatives relating to greed over swag, irritation with the in-your-face marketing and sponsorships, and whether babies belong at the parties [...]
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A political question
I’d like to take this moment to thank Sarah Palin for providing much needed comic relief. I’ve been giggling for days. Is it the office of Governor that causes this stuff or is it just that you’d have to be nuts to run for Governor?
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I’m in a place
I don’t blog about just me as much as I used to. That’s what this blog was created as, a place for me to blog about whatever I feel like. I’m truly interested in all these other topics, but they’re just that- topics. Not necessarily the stuff that comes purposelessly flying out of my head [...]
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Moms rally around an important cause!
Moms and mom supporters on Twitter and on tens and maybe hundreds of blogs have registered outrage at a Motrin ad that is, yes indeed, pretty offensive to moms who chose to use baby carriers (slings, Baby Bjorn). The gist is that carrying your baby hurts your back and it’s just a status symbol, but [...]
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Is this what we’ve become?
I don’t post about politics much here. I got into the habit of keeping my politics to myself at some point. But sometimes I need to speak up. Read this. And this. It’s getting scary out there. At McCain rallies hateful words (“Kill him!” “He’s a terrorist!” “Traitor!“) are spewed, and the candidate has refused [...]
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What greed and denial hath wrought
So I sit back and watch our financial system crumble and our retirement savings dwindle, flabbergasted. I’m amazed at the deep-seated denial that brought us here. I’m surrounded by over-extended families in over-sized homes with well-paying but tenuous jobs. Extend the radius a bit and there are the working poor who were told the lie [...]
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Insurance Rant
After not paying a claim for over 2 years, our insurance company finally sent us a check last week, only to reverse themselves this week and ask for the bulk of the payment back. Arghhhhh.
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Resume? Can’t you just google me?
My friend Jen wrote about the fact that she doesn’t have a resume. She’s worked for the government since college and hasn’t had the need. Jen writes: At my age and in this world, that seems shameful to me. But it’s probably not. It’s a product of circumstance. I don’t have a resume either. I’ve [...]
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Off-track betting again (sorry!)
Feel free to skip this post if the topic isn’t of interest- which means pretty much all of you. Original posts are here and here. So now there’s a petition to stop the OTW facility. It’s a public petition and people have posted comments under their names, but I won’t link to it here. Forgive [...]
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Off-track betting update
First, hi to all the neighbors stopping by via searches! I’m glad you’re taking the time to do some research. If you’d like to read my original post on this topic click through here. So I went to the special meeting where the NJSEA presented their proposal to build an off-track wagering facility here in [...]
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Off-track betting coming to town?
There’s an email flying around here stating that our town has been targeted by the NJ Sports & Exposition Authority as a possible site for an off-track betting facility. The first one in the state opened in October 2007 in Woodbridge. Apparently the town has until March 10 to let the NJSEA know if we’re [...]
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I need two days (she said hopefully)
I’ve really been in a state of blah lately. I need two days. One would be spent reaching out to friends. Sending emails, commenting on blogs, yammering back and forth on Seesmic or Utterz… whatever. The other would be spent lost in CSS. I bought some design books at Borders and I so just want [...]
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Or maybe the answer will just drop out of the sky…
Been thinking about where do I go from here, as far as income-producing activity. Too many options lock me up, although I know too many options is a better place to be than too few. Those options include: Build up Pixel Currents, add content and services, get out there and market myself like mad. Pro: [...]
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Do you know what’s happening in Newark?
Random violence. Children afraid to walk outside. Parents afraid to let their teenagers out the door. People rushing to get home before dark. Politicians calling for action, but it’s so late in that game. Twenty minutes away from my quiet suburban existence. In Newark NJ. Killed in the attack were Terrance Aeriel, 18, Dashon Harvey, [...]
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An Open Letter RE: the school bus
Dear Driver of Cadillac EXT, Did you see the school bus driving toward you this morning? You may have noticed that the bus’s orange lights were flashing. You may have also noticed that there were children standing at the side of the road between you and the approaching, flashing bus. You should be aware that [...]
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