By Roberta Rosenberg on Nov 27, 2008 in Good Works | 0 Comments
My husband just called downstairs to ask me if I’d like my first morning’s coffee so I’ll make this one a brief, drive-by. You’re not reading this today anyway. We’re all cooking, eating, scratching and watching parades in the am and football this pm.
But here are my 5 top reasons in no particular order:
Good health [...]
By Roberta Rosenberg on Nov 24, 2008 in WTF | 1 Comment
There’s no business like “shoah” business.
Shoah is the Hebrew word for “catastrophe.” It’s used specifically to note the destruction of European Jewry during World War II.
Anne Frank, her diary and story, is well-known to millions across the globe. I won’t summarize it here except to say that she, her parents and sister, and a neighbor’s [...]
By Roberta Rosenberg on Nov 12, 2008 in Spam Jam | 0 Comments
photo credit: Torley
I’ve been working since 5:30 am and I haven’t had near enough coffee yet, so of course I found this email subject head intriguing and totally hilarious.
Your pants will be in order all the time.
I don’t know about you, but I worry about this kind of stuff every damn day.
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By Roberta Rosenberg on Nov 10, 2008 in Language Arts | 3 Comments
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Here’s a fun read to kick-off your week.
Oxford compiles list of top ten irritating phrases -A top 10 of irritating expressions has been compiled by researchers at Oxford University
Do read the comments, too. I love seeing British English and American English compared and contrasted.
How about you? What’s missing from [...]
By Roberta Rosenberg on Nov 5, 2008 in Occasional Rantings, Smart Thinking | 1 Comment
photo credit: Lisa Brewster
I’m seething at the moment, so you’ll just have to bear with me.
I’ve spent at least 2 hours everyday for the past week with someone, sometimes several ones, at the FAMOUS NAME tech support center regarding my little corner of the ecommerce world. These folks are unfailingly polite, but remain failingly [...]