RIP to a great friend…

Before I frighten anyone, no, thank GOODNESS, none of my friends or family have passed away. However, my very loyal and close companion of the past (nearly) 3 years- my Motorola KRZR- has finally bitten the dust!! Now, I had (and still have, over an hour later) mixed feelings about this event, and I’ll tell [...]

“Memorable” commercials- Post #3

To continue along with my theme of weird and wonderful commercials, I give you: The Hawaii Chair! It needs no introduction… You absolutely CANNOT watch the first video without following it with how Ellen Degeneres focused on the product in an episode of her show! Truthfully, though…who would actually buy this product based on the [...]

Do you treat yourself?

I thought that the timing of this post was quite relevant, as I sit here at my kitchen table, typing away and eating Ben & Jerry’s Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough ice cream    I can feel the beginnings of a chest cough creeping up on me, so in addition to cough medicine, I thought that [...]

Wedding season is upon us!

Having attended a spate of weddings in the past couple of years, I don’t believe I have any to attend this year! However, having had a cousin who was married last summer, I AM aware of the immense amount of stress and preparation that often goes into these events. Dress, venue, colors, musician, food…the list [...]

Sham-Wowee!

A friend and I used to laugh at these ads when we’d see the print version in the store, or the infomercial version that was sometimes looping on a DVD player next to a cozy-looking pile of blue and orange rags. Could this product REALLY take care of our liquid needs, or would we have [...]

Lock be a lady tonight!

I ♥ my laptop. I had my old one for a little over 3 years, and it definitely ran its course. Lucky for me, I have a good friend who is very knowledgeable when it comes to computers, and he generously offered to come along with me to pick a new one out. We were [...]

Do we put up with mediocrity?

A friend of mine was in the market for a new TV the other day, and I went with him to the local big box store to look for one. Naturally, being so close to Super bowl Sunday, there were quite a few advertised at both regular price and on sale. After taking several factors [...]

A vent about women’s clothing…

Why is it that if the average woman is 5’4″, most standard inseams are 32″? I realize that a lot of women wear boots or shoes with high heels, but many others wear flats, sneakers or other footwear without the heel. We’re lucky here in that we have several stores with “petite” clothing; however, we [...]

“You’ve won”! Stick it there, Orville…

A couple of weeks ago, I popped a bag of Orville Redenbacher popcorn to eat while I was enjoying a well-deserved study break. I think good old Orville would be ashamed to discover what has happened to the once-exhilarating experience of instant-win prizes… The popcorn bag had a black bar on which, after it was [...]

Black Friday…are YOU ready for holiday shopping???

Apparently, our neighbors to the South have a tradition called “Black Friday”. Up until a few years ago, I had never heard of this annual event; for those who aren’t aware, Black Friday is the official kickoff to the holiday shopping season in the US. It occurs the day after Thanksgiving, and is the day [...]