Archive for November, 2008

5 Top Reasons I’m Grateful on Thanksgiving 2008 … and a dance video! »

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 [...]

WTF: Visit Amsterdam and Live Like Anne Frank »

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 [...]

Spam Funnies: Something About My Pants »

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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Top 10 Irritating Phrases - Oxford University Makes the Call »

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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 [...]

News Feed Reads: It’s All About the Customer/Prospect/Reader … Still! »

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 [...]