Category Archives: General Spleen Venting

Beneath the wheel I cannot slow its rotation down

With the time change (I know, get over it already) and the relentless beating we seem to be getting at work, I’ve been exhausted every night this week. I was supposed to have Friday off but my personal plans changed … Continue reading

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In my email this morning

Once again, I’m embarrassed to be a Virginian. Virginia Commonwealth University received a letter from Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli requesting that the Commonwealth’s public universities and colleges rescind policies that ban discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation. The … Continue reading

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Not a Metaphor

There is shit on a toilet seat here at the office. What is the matter with people?

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Here’s hoping that school thing works out

I have a course at work that’s very political in nature (office politics, not presidential) and it is a pain in the ass. I finished and published it one day and two days later five pages of really great suggestions … Continue reading

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Banish?

Could we all agree to stop using the word “hubby”? I’ve seen it in an email recently and in an article in a newspaper. The word has turned into some sort of code word for making sexist statements. Such as … Continue reading

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Stink and Stupidity

After laughing (again) over the horrible stank in the grocery store line last night, I can’t believe I didn’t post what happened the last time we went grocery shopping. We put all our stuff on the conveyor belt and the … Continue reading

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Douche. Bag.

I was sitting at the Forest and Glenside light this afternoon listening to the news coming out of Haiti and I wondered when the wing-nut preachers would come out with statements that the Haitians caused the earthquake.

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Can You Hear Me Now? Actually, No.

Verizon has a great wireless network. I can use my cell nearly everywhere. My home phone, not so much. The line is dead again. It dies frequently especially when there’s a speck of wet outside. Verizon home service is about … Continue reading

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GD Co-workers

I don’t want to sound like I avoid all sick people because I don’t. Yesterday I saw someone in a car with a mask on…seriously, people. Allow me to mock. But, there’s someone at work today who is coming down … Continue reading

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How is this helpful?

So, is it just my lucky day or has Microsoft Word 2007 completely lost its damn mind?

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