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MSN Money ran an article the other day called, “10 Cutbacks You’ll See At Work”. As I read through the list and saw things like “Travel” and “Parties”, I thought that was nothing and I am happy to be working. “Eliminating 401(k) match”? OK.… Continue Reading “Talking Cutbacks”
Miss Manners wrote on a subject that touched pretty close to home. A reader complained about two people in her life that quiz her on her whereabouts whenever she fails to answer the phone (home or cell). My solution is simple – I tell… Continue Reading “Telephone Etiquette”
So. I went to check my e-mail after lunch. And MSN had an article about the worst movie sequels ever made. Of course, Grease 2 was on the list. And it named songs. I have had “Let’s Score!” in my head all afternoon. I… Continue Reading “Worst Movie Sequels”
There is so much in the news I have been wanting to write about, then I found this article in USA Today. Apparently the trend among the weird people is to walk their cats. Outside, on leashes, like dogs. The advocates say that cats… Continue Reading “Walking Cats”
I have been hearing the term “luxury shame” around lately. An article in the Chicago Tribune called it, “a sense that even if you can still afford it, it’s best not to make a show of it“. “Frugality is the new cool”, was another… Continue Reading “"Luxury Shame"”
A Blog of Note led me to an article in the Economist about the Kindle. Part of it talks about how Kindle is not to books what iPod was to CDs. But here is what I really liked: “So far, says Mr Kessel, this… Continue Reading “Even More about the Kindle”
MSN’s Travel section had an article about how Virgin Airlines is “advocating a return to civility” in flight. I thought, “Finally, someone is going to shut these whiners up”. I am no Million Mile passenger, but I fly regularly. I make a conscious effort… Continue Reading “Airplane Etiquette”
Story broke yesterday in Evanston, Illinois about a 10-year old boy that was found unresponsive in his school bathroom. Hanging from a hook. He was found by someone on the maintenance staff that immediately started CPR. The boy died at the hospital. When the… Continue Reading “Grade School Suicide?”
Friday, after the impeachment was finished, the news cameras were all at the former governor’s Chicago home. His security detail was packing up and leaving. Apparently there is no provision for security once a governor leaves office – insert joke about going to prison… Continue Reading “Post Impeachment”
Among all of impeachment material in the Chicago Tribune is a piece by John Kass. The point of the article is that Rod Blagojevitch should now get his butt into the prosecutor’s office and start talking. But he went rather literary. Talking about the… Continue Reading “The Impeachment”
The Next Dark Age 