There’s a term for that kind of thinking: magical thinking.
Man, I have problems with that kind of thinking.
I went a regular monthly meeting tonight; this month’s presentation was given by a “life coach”. One of those people who hasn’t yet quit the boring, unfulfilling day job, yet has a second career coaching others how to [...]

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This first tale has a happy ending. The second is an adventure in progress.
I met Barry down at the ’shmong Friday night, parking in the lot next door. When I returned to my van, a small postcard had been stuck in the driver’s side window. I went to pull it out (and discard of it [...]

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I was going to make a snarky post about my latest descent into the depths of customer service hell, but the sun has come to that part of the sky where it feels like I’m getting a sunburn on my right arm. That’s because when my studio was moved to another floor during the renovations, [...]

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On United, you can print your boarding passes out 24 hours before your flight. Since I had paid with miles and Barry paid with cold hard cash, we had purchased our flights separately, but since you can now choose your own seat assignments, we got seats together.
After we printed out our passes, we discovered that [...]

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First clerk, 10 seconds after I walk in the door:
“Hi, how are you today?”
You don’t care how I am today, so why are you asking? You breezed past without even looking at me, so you missed my sideways stare and soundless mumble-mouthing. But I appreciate that: I really hate it when your colleagues stand in [...]

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According to today’s junk mail solicitations, I am
one of “our country’s most accomplished women”
and part of “a small, select group of creative professionals.”
Please, please, don’t send accolades. Send money.
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I got a letter in the snail mail today inviting me to join the National Association of Professional Women. The letter states “There is no fee to be included.”
They forgot to add the disclaimer “…until we charge your credit card. But by then you’ll have forgotten that you ever signed up for this and HA [...]

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I just spent over 2 hours trying to correct overcharges on both my Verizon bill (2nd month running) and a Bank of America balance transfer. I’m really sick and tired of companies that basically flat out lie to you, and then make you jump through hoops to get your money back.
And yes, Alltel, I’m looking [...]

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One of my pet peeves is advertising that assumes a straight male audience. Like this one:

Are they advertising a toothbrush or a dildo? Or is it a boob brush?
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Wake up groggy and cranky, having overslept after taking diphenhydramine at midnight to combat poor breathing. Probably brought on by too much dust inhaled during a day of cleaning to eradicate the dust that can cause my poor breathing. Make note to read “Catch-22″ again. Finally fell asleep at 1am and was only awakened by [...]

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