Since the sordid soap opera love triangle of banks, the government, and bailouts began in late 2008, we haven't seen much horrifying activity from the stock market. Horrifying activity from the job market, yes, and that shall continue to stay that way. I wouldn't expect God to shit out a… Read full post »

Whoa, OMG, WTF...the Tea Party made me think a thought beyond, "how do I stop these people from being relevant?" But it's still in that vein.

 It made me wonder: am I an elitist? 

 

And why do I give a a rat's ass? Because if I am guilty of… Read full post »

Scientology may be, once again, at risk of losing its status as a religion. It's elite "Sea Organization" is being sued in a labor dispute. Former members, Marc and Claire Headley were once working in the Sea Org. They made $29,000 over five years, worked more than 100 hours per week… Read full post »

I've always had a problem with etiquette. Mostly because it falls into the category of "stuff that someone else is forcing me to do", which automatically results in my response of "NOOOOOOO!" Of course this is a psychological problem, or emotional advantage over the competition, depending on y… Read full post »

Following Hurricane Katrina a slough of investors began purchasing real estate in the moldy, soggy, broken and economically depressed New Orleans. I suppose the most famous of these attempts to revitalize the town with Hollywood dollars and loads of sperm, ovum, and probably a zygote or possib… Read full post »

I like my job. I like what I do, as a skill and general effort. However, like any job, it can get mundane as one gets better at it. I can do my job efficiently and proactively with a bitchin' hangover or with the flu. So I'd give myself a solid… Read full post »

I have a problem. It's gestating by the a person I know who is generally quite skilled at solving problems. This person is dad.

If I have a non-dad appointed problem (either involves sexiness or I can figure it out myself) I ruminate on it, I pontificate, I go for a… Read full post »

I'm newly engaged. Which, because I'm an easily amused and obsessed pessimist, means that I am not obsessed with my wedding - but rather issues that can and do affect married people. If you're married, or have been, you're probably already way ahead of me and you are probably already bored… Read full post »

When I first heard of this alleged "Lady", an adjective used to describe "Gaga", I assumed this songstress was a transvestite that had somehow made in the big time. I assumed this because of the overtly femme name as well as a very strong and robust, albeit quality, vocal tone.

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France, I was really excited for you.

France, you had so much hope glistening in your judicial eye.

France, of all the things you gave us - philosophy, Braille, the stethoscope, and the totally bitchin' gyroscope, something for republicans to project their discontent at from 2002 - 2008 - you co… Read full post »

When I was in macroeconomics class in college, I was a bit of a teacher's pet. Oh fine, I was a fucking kiss ass. Oh how I loved guns and butter, supply and demand, elasticity, inelasticity and public policy. This lead to many after-class conversations about such concepts as marijuana legaliza… Read full post »

All my life I've had this rather cumbersome knack for being the polar opposite of whatever "normal" is for a specific trait or situation. By different I mean that I will have a guaranteed preponderance towards the severe opposite of whatever a stereotype is. If I suspect someone will see me… Read full post »

When I was a youngster, I was a republican. I was a republican because my dad was a republican. From his perspective and our semi-privileged living situation, it really was the way to go. It would have been traumatizing to our finances to have to pay more in tax and get… Read full post »

There is of course the obvious reason, that hits home for all of us ladies a little bit: I want to get married.

But there is something else, it's kind of like shopping, it's my horrible guilty little pleasure. When my boyfriend walks in the room to see me salivating while Bridezillas… Read full post »

Annually, my parents and I take a short vacation to northern Montana to visit my grandfather. This persnickety old bugger lives half the year in Montana and the other half in New Zealand (of course, the better perennial halves of both years, he wouldn't have it any other way.) Most family… Read full post »

Some people are stalker magnets. They are a blackhole for crazy. They are a catalyst for obsession. But they don't know any of this until they begin to feel like they're being watched at all times...and it doesn't feel good and fuzzy like its Santa Clause.

Now I'm no investigating psychologist… Read full post »

When I was two years-old, my father was diagnosed Hodgkin's Lymphoma. Two months before being diagnosed, he was offered a job at Nike. He didn't take it. He had no idea at the time, but taking it would have meant bankruptcy for my family. My dad survived  and promptly had to… Read full post »

Almost a year ago now, I was on an online dating escapade through Los Angeles. Really, it's what started this whole blogging thing I do from time to time. My experiences were wretched and I began routinely informing my mother that she was not going to have grandchildren.… Read full post »

Please consider these questions and answer them without "gay" clouding your thought process.

Have you ever met a man that dresses only in plastic ?

Have you ever met a man that travels with a "fuck machine"?

Have you ever met a man who felches?

Have you ever met… Read full post »

I don't answer to an editor.

I don't answer to advertisers.

Thusly, it appears as though I have the freedom to kisseth-not the ass of the world's new darling of a communication tool: Twitter.

When Twitter was shoved in my face, it was met with much suspicion. It didn't make sense.… Read full post »

On May 25th, ten of the Church of Scientology's French leaders went on trial.  The ten of them, this time around, are defending against evidence and allegations that the Church of Scientology is a financially driven organization and not a non-profit church. The accusation specifically is… Read full post »

A few weeks ago I was having drinks with a good friend of mine. We share a significant age gap of approximately forty years. Nevertheless, he keeps up, he's still a visionary. He said to me, "you know, there's a notable difference between your generation and mine."

Of all the things/…

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