Sunday, February 2, 2003
Parking Lot Rage
Road rage be damned. I want to talk about parking lot rage. Specifically the rage that befalls me after sitting for five minutes behind some chick in a gas guzzler who proceeds to read the sales ads as she waits for someone to pull out of their parking space. Nevermind there are perfectly good...
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Saturday, February 1, 2003
Quiet
The house is quiet. Too quiet. I live with three children, one husband, two dogs, three cats, and a 75-gallon aquarium. I am left with two sleeping children, no husband, two cats (also sleeping), and a 75-gallon aquarium. It is the most alone I have been for more than ten minutes at a time in...
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Friday, January 31, 2003
Life Isn't Fair
Life isn't fair. It never has been. I had a 9 p.m. curfew all the way through high school. For my brother, it was midnight. By the time my sisters were in high school, I think Ma had given up on a curfew all together. If not, the curfew must have been, "Be home in a week." Life isn't fair. It never...
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Thursday, January 30, 2003
Will I Ever Learn?
So there I was in the psychologist office, again, lugging a baby carrier in each hand with The Boy in tow. The twins automatically start crying, again. They always do when we go there. I am not sure if it is because they already need therapy at four months of age, or if they sense an evil presence...
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Fair Labeling Practices
Wanted: Disposable diapers. Approximately 700 a month. Must be super absorbent and feature Velcro tabs. Cutesy designed waistbands need not apply. Looking for biohazard wear. Colby whimpers quietly, but I sense a full-blown alarm is imminent. Bailey screams as loud as she can. Another ten minutes...
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Wednesday, January 29, 2003
The Thinking Criminal
Tuesday, January 28, 2003, the Seattle Times reported the Museum of Glass was once was the victim of vandalism and theft. Aware that the nighttime security patrols had been replaced by cameras, the thief thought ahead, he took the camera with him. Unfortunately, he left the videotape behind. I think...
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Tuesday, January 28, 2003
Book Review: Closing the Gap
Dr. Phil, move over. Son, Jay McGraw, inherited the same dynamic personality as father. Jay McGraw, author of Life Strategies for Teens, creates another New York Times bestseller with the publication of Closing the Gap. Marketed as a tool in closing the communication gap between teenagers and...
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Oh, Baby!
I have an idea for a new reality show called Oh, Baby! On the surface, it would resemble Big Brother. The contestants (ages 13 to 20) would be put up in a nice home. They would be provided with ample food, some entertainment, and a huge cash prize. As an added bonus, contestants would not be...
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Monday, January 27, 2003
Following Directions
When I was in high school, I had one teacher who was a stickler for following the directions. He would do things like hand out at quiz and tell us to make sure to read the directions before we start the test. The directions would say something like This is a pop quiz. Put your name in the top left...
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Sunday, January 26, 2003
Domestic Violence on TV
Over the last few decades, study after study has been done proving violence on TV tends to create violent viewers. The hypothesis behind this trend is watching violence desensitizes the viewer. How then can domestic violence groups justify running commercials--sometimes several times in one...
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