Archive for July, 2009
Sticking it to the customer and other short stories by Jennifer Lynne(Comments)

I’ll be the first person to admit that my job is pretty useless. I sell “car stickers” to people who don’t need to decorate their cars. I sell them in every color. I customize everything. I can even do a complicated scan of your fading tattoo so you and your car will match. Oh, and [...]

Everyone has a boner for rain(Comments)

Every time It rains, I witness a flurry of people fluster with uncontainable joy at the stormy wetness.  Yes. Every. Time. I don’t see how the poor driving conditions, the dampness inside my car, and the thunder raging outside keeping me up all night can bring so many people that high-school-goth-chick equivalence of serenity.
I don’t [...]

Dr. Drag, Relationship Advice: Break up with her(Comments)

Generally everyone knows that relationships over distance don’t work.  Plenty of people still try them anyway though.  They like to think their relationship is just so strong. Which I’m sorry kid, it is not.  Now I understand there are certain levels of commitment couples take on as the relationship lengthens and attachments grow.   That [...]

Central and South American political positions. The ‘Deadliest Catch’(Comments)

I wanted to avoid writing two articles in a row related to television.  But since I’ve conceived this one, like that pregnant woman, after a while it just needed to GTFO.
Looking at the numbers of deaths each year for fisherman, like Alaskan King Crab Fisherman in the show ‘Deadliest Catch.’  It does really seem quite [...]

Paying for TV makes you a sucker. Don’t worry, we are all suckers.(Comments)

For the several months leading up to the mandatory digital television (DTV) changeover.   Every station that broadcasted through airwaves pushed and pushed to make sure everyone has the required conversion box.   It was a little appaling. With countdowns to the exact minute the switchover occured, sometimes even big  scrolling letters stating “This TV [...]