A Dragonfly in the Ointment

Ramblings and Rants

Dragonfly

Dragonfly
Location
Marysville, California, USA
Birthday
March 11
Title
Title? No one said there would be titles!
Company
No, thanks, I'm a loner
Bio
I'm 45 years old, married for 22 of them, and the mother of 2 teenagers. I'm a software test engineer by profession, and rather geeky. I've spent almost my entire life in Northern CA.

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Salon.com
March 03, 2011 10:56PM
“Kate – I am so sorry to hear that you are stuck in contracting hell. Hang in there, I’m rooting for you! Dotcat – had the Wall Streete…”
About: I have a Purple Heart in the War on the Middle Class
March 03, 2011 02:02PM
“You know what's really sad? All I know about fracking, I learned from watching a CSI episode about a month ago. Glad this is getting the attention it d…”
About: “Green” Gas Drilling? No Fracking Way
March 03, 2011 01:59PM
“Terry – I love that quote and have been thinking about it a lot lately. All I can do at his point is speak out and add my voice to the debate. Bl…”
About: I have a Purple Heart in the War on the Middle Class
March 03, 2011 12:19PM
“I knew a few governors who need to re-learn the fable of the North Wind and the Sun!”
About: Phœbus and Boreas
March 03, 2011 11:30AM
“Bernadine - Thanks! I hope things get better for you too! Scanner - It actually looks like the battle has hurt Scott Walker. Maybe if he goes down in fl…”
About: I have a Purple Heart in the War on the Middle Class
March 02, 2011 05:00PM
“Wonderful post, thanks for writing this.”
About: Products of Conception
March 02, 2011 04:15PM
“Sorry to hear that, Major. I wish you all the best.”
About: I have a Purple Heart in the War on the Middle Class
March 02, 2011 03:54PM
“Elijah, sorry you have been there, it's not place where you want a lot of company. Fusun, thanks for the comment!”
About: I have a Purple Heart in the War on the Middle Class
March 02, 2011 03:04PM
“Powerful story, thanks for writing this. I have been refusing to watch all the Sheen interviews because I just can't watch someone self-destruct like t…”
About: Poor Charlie Sheen's Meltdown
March 02, 2011 02:59PM
“Snippy, every time some one tells me that getting rid of the teacher unions will improve education, I'm going to send them a link to this post. Excelle…”
About: Wisconsin teachers: glimpse your future without unions!
March 02, 2011 02:50PM
“I have a retirement plan. I plan to work until I'm 74 and then drop dead. : ) Funny, that's my plan too! Thanks, Patrick.”
About: I have a Purple Heart in the War on the Middle Class
August 11, 2010 02:58PM
“That was brilliant! I had friend who went through a similar thing. He was a good employee who kept things humming along, but he ran afoul of someone wh…”
About: How I quit my job, got my revenge, and a good recommendation
August 10, 2010 03:11PM
“Funny, God has yet to smite the SF Gay Pride Parade, or Gay Days at Disneyland, or the judge who overturned Prop 8. You would think those would peg the…”
About: God weighs in on Love Parade tragedy
August 10, 2010 03:01PM
“Just when you thought Big Business could not sink any lower...”
About: BP Fires 10,000~For Failing Drug Tests?
August 10, 2010 02:18PM
“Do they feel a pang? I doubt it, I think the kind of person feels that pang are not the same kind of person who becomes a CEO.”
About: When CEOs go down in flames
August 10, 2010 11:35AM
“Thanks, Donna, I could not agree more.”
About: When CEOs go down in flames
July 23, 2010 01:23PM
“Someone should tell that “patriot” that it’s a gross violation of the flag code to wear the flag as a skirt. Love the counter-protest,…”
About: Comic Con Holy War
July 23, 2010 01:12PM
“Hi Steve, thanks for the comment. Quite a few of the local do feel like the demonization of the census workers by certain elements have played a part i…”
About: Armed Society, Part 3, Another One Bites the Dust
July 22, 2010 07:23PM
“My son works for Target as a minimum wage drone. A few months ago, on company time, he was forced to watch an anti-union dvd. I don’t know what p…”
About: Boycott Target for Political Ads
June 10, 2010 02:27PM
“Excellent article as usual Steve. I have come to the conclusion that the free-market system simply does not work for health care. I have good, private i…”
About: Health: If we spend so much why don't we live longer?
May 28, 2010 02:23PM
“Good for you. Around the nut cases all seem to packing heat, so I don't have your courage, but I'm glad you stood up to him.”
About: YES & I HATE YOU! He Yelled at Me in the Costco Parking Lot
May 27, 2010 12:12PM
“Thanks, Donna. I could not agree more. I think we are going to have to start calling it it Uncommon Sense!”
About: Update to previous Armed Society post
May 27, 2010 11:59AM
“Her interests are parochial and ideologically pure. You had me right there Steve. Any time anyone is ideologically pure, you know they don’t let…”
About: “Top 100 in Healthcare” Darling Pimps Fake Insurance
May 26, 2010 02:52PM
“I am so sorry for your loss. Take good care of yourself and Terri on your break.”
About: Zack Just Died
May 26, 2010 02:26PM
“I have often said that the Open Carry movement would die off if Blacks and Hispanics started joining and opening packing heat. Of course every time I b…”
About: IMAGINE: What if the Tea Party Was Black?
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