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• 12.18.07
  Musings of A Nail Salon Mute
  Just For Fun, life as it is, rants, speaking my mind, me time (4)

  Ultra Violet Gel Nails are my latest obsession. Definitely a splurge of sorts, they have become a staple in my “feel good” beauty routine. I have, therefore, begun treating myself to such lovely things as an hour or so every two weeks of perfect pampering at the hands of some of Stamford’s finest Asian techs. Chinese to be exact and actually only one. His name is Steven, or at least his salon name is. That he is Chinese, manages the nail salon that I frequent, and is a veritable UV artist is about all I know of him. Watching him ...
  
  
• 11.26.07
  Inevitable Misunderstandings
  thanks, What the Hell?, rants, wit and wisdom (7)

  Thanksgiving not far behind and the magical month of December quickly closing in upon us, it stands to reason that we should stop and meander a bit in the realm of the lovely and most entertaining world of what I will call, for lack of a kinder term, “Inevitable Misunderstandings”.   This misnomer of sorts is about the only title which I could possibly think of in my “having-eaten-way-too-much-over-the-weekend- now-dying- and-five-pounds-heftier-Monday” mode.  In fact, it’s taken me just about all day long to come up with this one. I have been seriously tempted to post under the guise of a more ...
  
  
• 10.30.07
  Down With The Golden Compass
  things you should know, reviews, the kids, rants, speaking my mind (4)

  That's it! I am officially fed up with the crap that is being fed to our children, and my kids are only three and nearly two.  What's next?! Apparently there are not a few idiots out there who think that anti-religious sentiments and killing God make for the ultimate children's story, and the best one to release just before the holidays at that.  Here's the scoop.  I refuse to dedicate another line on my blog to such garbage. I did , however, feel compelled to do my part to warn parents everywhere. Please, pass it on, post it and boycott. Down with The Golden ...
  
  
• 10.28.07
  Holy Cow! I’ve Been Delinked!
  What the Hell?, rants, speaking my mind, this blog (7)

  If for one minute you thought that the cyber world was not reality, consider this your reality check. Evidently it is possible to piss people off in cyberspace.  Yes, things even get catty in the world of blogging. Can you believe it?! Apparently I have angered someone enough with my posts to provoke a de-linking. Yes, folks, de-linking. I’ve been delinked! Boo-hoo, sniffle, sniffle… sob! Let me explain. Picture this.  I write a post. You read my post. I piss you off with my post without intending to do so. Instead of just leaving comments defending your opinion or even anonymously ...
  
  
• 10.22.07
  What Would You Do? Majority Lessons In Etiquette: Extending Invitations
  What the Hell?, WWYD?, rants, speaking my mind (3)

  For some the term “etiquette” does little more than conjure up laughable visions of white-gloved, tea-toddling, blue-haired ladies, relaxing in a Victorian style parlor as they chit-chat and exchange their versions of the latest rumors.   For others it has been known to induce a cold sweat, as they face absolute humiliation as a result of their inexperience with the many utensils adorning a multiple course meal in an upscale restaurant. For numerous others, it is simply a bother: another set of rules meant to squelch one’s freedom of expression and to prove the snobbery of snobs, who, obviously, are the ...
  
  
• 10.20.07
  Since when does Christmas start in October?
  What the Hell?, shopping, rants, speaking my mind (4)

  Leave it up to the strategic marketers! A little bit of rain hits, the leaves start to brown and fall, our bodies begin to shift into "eat all you can and pack on the fat-here comes winter mode" and THIS is what they come up with!?  What the hell is wrong with people? Since when does Christmas start in October?!     There I was, minding my own shopping business,  grabbing a much needed early evening break at our local mall. No Hubby, no babies to hinder my frivolous spree.  I was out to reward myself  for making it through such a difficult day ...
  
  
• 10.14.07
  What Would You Do? Majority Lessons in Etiquette: The Sweater
  What the Hell?, WWYD?, rants, speaking my mind (4)

  This is something new I’d like to try.  Humor me. Enlighten me. Hypothetical (?!) situation here.  I’d love to hear your thoughts. Your mother-in-law knits a sweater with which to honor your daughter on her baptismal day.  No, not a sweater to wear as she’s receiving the sacrament, nor a family heirloom, but a simple everyday around –the- house kind of sweater.  No great shakes, just a damn sweater.   You hold this sweater in your possession for say oh, one year and a half.  Occasionally you dress the baby in it, on colder days, and use it for her older sister ...
  
  
• 10.12.07
  Absolute Anarchy: We’re Paying Big Time Now
  the kids, rants (0)

  The Pilot on our flight home from Aruba was quite a jokester… a regular funny guy.  “Rest easy.” he jested, “I’ll be taking you from Paradise to Reality in four and half hours flat.”    Reality?!  I wish!  As of this afternoon’s disaster of a shopping venture (don’t even get me started), it’s official, I have returned from Paradise to find not a somewhat irksome yet perfectly acceptable Reality.  I have come back to absolute ANARCHY! The Drama Queen (our twenty-one month old) has decided to start teething once again in full force. It also seems that she made the most of ...
  
  
• 10.01.07
  Weekend Adventures In Nowhereland, New England: A Modified Rant.
  travel, rants, speaking my mind (2)

  You know that you are in Nowhereland, New England when: There isn’t a hotel that you’d even dream about setting foot in within a 15 mile radius of your destination.  You would never, ever consider visiting the place you now have to visit if familial constraints hadn’t dictated otherwise. (No, not even for the fall foliage.) The nearest hotspots are the Karaoke Bar/Pool Hall on Main Street and the seasonal ice cream farm down past the reservoir. The price of regular unleaded is way less than $3.00. You are complimented on your eyebrow-grooming habits by people who clearly have never seen ...
  
  
• 09.26.07
  The General Contractor’s Wife
  rants, speaking my mind (4)

  This is not the beginning of a steamy novel or the title of a chapter in a volume of erotica. It’s simply a rant. Humor me for a minute.  It’s  after 1:00 am and I’m writing this to get it off my chest so I can rest in peace.  I’m constantly playing this entertaining little proverb (the origins of which I am not about to research at the moment) over and over again in my head. It goes something like this:  “Who’s worse shod than the shoemaker's wife? … the shoemaker’s wife, the shoemaker’s wife?” – Come oooon, sing it with ...
  
  

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