One of the many things that have frustrated me lately is the failure of society as a whole to concentrate on the real problems we are facing as a country and a planet and instead to spend countless hours on things that really aren’t all that important. Granted, it’s not all our fault. In the most recent round of elections… Read more »
What is the deal with people deciding that their child needs a goofily-spelled name? I’m not talking about names where there are more than one socially acceptable versions already out there such as Geoffrey/Jeffrey or Deborah/Debra. I’m talking about all the other names that we as a society thought we already knew how to spell but apparently didn’t.This comes to… Read more »
I have been waging war against my face most of my life. I guess I should clarify- war against the skin on my face is a better way to put it. And lately the war has gotten worse. When I look in the mirror I first see the things I don’t like- I think most people do. I notice the… Read more »
Well apparently I wasn’t the only one who was not impressed by the billboard comparing Obama to Hitler. The thing has made headlines all over the world! Thankfully it was taken down yesterday but if you really want to know more about it just Google “Mason City Billboard”. I don’t know what was going on in the heads of whomever… Read more »
I am experiencing a post- Olympic let down this week. I wasn’t even planning on watching much of the Games but I got sucked in about day two and watched it all- skiing, skating, even curling! The only thing I didn’t watch was hockey because that really bores me (and yet I watched curling? Yes, I admit that makes less… Read more »
Generally I am the last person to complain about winter weather. My response usually is “If you don’t like it, move”. But this winter has worn me down by its constant storming and seemingly endless amounts of snowfall and all the trials and tribulations that go along with that. To illustrate here the the past day of my life in… Read more »
This past week Tiger Woods joined a long list of celebrities who have checked into some kind of treatment center for “sex addiction”. Now I understand alcohol and drug addiction, food addiction and maybe even shopping addiction. But sex addiction???? That is really straining the limits of what I can consider an illness. First off, who doesn’t like sex? Isn’t… Read more »
Lately I have been involved in multiple conversations about people upgrading their wedding rings. These are generally people who married young and didn’t have a lot of money for rings who now are buying themselves nicer ones. For some reason this really bothers me. My mother acutally wore out her wedding ring and got a new band. The same… Read more »
I need someone to explain to me- in very small words- why vandalism in the name of tradition has become socially acceptable. This week is homecoming in several area towns and along with that is miles and miles of toilet paper strewn into every tree in sight. I have been told it’s harmless fun. No, it isn’t. Go ask… Read more »