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Wednesday, September 21, 2005

I’M SO MUCH BETTER THAN YOU ARE!

Life forces us to interact with all sorts of characters in the course of a day. The people we meet go from pleasant and patient to short-tempered and downright irritating. There will always be the people we love being around. Those we ‘get’. We share the same interests, have problems in common and... Sign in to see full entry.

Monday, September 19, 2005

ARE YOU A WET NOODLE?

“If you don’t stand up for something, you’ll fall for anything.” I don’t know who came up with this phrase, but they sure had something there. Too often, we do not put our foot down and make a firm stand for what we believe in. We may back down in conversation, giving in to someone else with a... Sign in to see full entry.

Friday, September 16, 2005

DO MEN GOSSIP? YOU BETCHA!

If you can, picture a time and place in which you are a lowly servant. You work at the Manor on the hill. Say you are a maid or manservant, so you wash, dust, clean and serve meals. Picture also your employer and his family. You are of the lower class so you are basically non-existent. They say... Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, September 15, 2005

A FINAL LAUGH FOR THE NIGHT

I just read this on Schatz’s blog and just had to share it with you. Read with caution, I nearly brought an asthma attack on myself. I was laughing that hard! Sign in to see full entry.

Tuesday, September 13, 2005

ILL BRED PEOPLE ANNOY ME NO END!

Approach with caution - Rant in Progress! I got a call at 8:15 this morning from the lady who prepares my son for school. The driver had not picked him up. He should have been at school at 7:30. This is now the third time he’s been late in the past two weeks. He’s been going to school since he was 2... Sign in to see full entry.

Sunday, September 11, 2005

20 WAYS TO MAINTAIN A HEALTHY LEVEL OF INSANITY

I thought this was hilarious the first time I shared it here and I still think it’s worth sharing! I think BrightIrish will get a kick out of this, based on the funny stuff in her blog. The insane among us will enjoy this too – present company included, of course. 1. At Lunch Time, Sit In Your... Sign in to see full entry.

Saturday, September 10, 2005

SHAMELESS SOLICITATION

I’ve changed Contraband a little bit because I have an idea of how I’m going to try and sell it. I’d really appreciate you reading this and giving me your honest opinion. Thanks Sign in to see full entry.

Friday, September 9, 2005

PARADING AROUND HALF NAKED - WHAT’S UP WITH THAT?

T here is something that I have never understood about my countrywomen and that is the fact that the overweight ones like to walk around as near to naked as possible. It's your business if you want to expose yourself in public, but it gets to being tasteless if there is stuff hanging out. The most... Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, September 7, 2005

REALITY CHECK

Yesterday, many people did not go to work on the island. I left office at 10:00 a.m. and went back home. There were island wide protests to do with the cost of living and the rash of price increases that we have been facing in recent times. The opposition party organized the protests. Roads were... Sign in to see full entry.

Monday, September 5, 2005

AN EYEOPENING VISIT

Our little family went off to the country yesterday to pick up some things we’d left at my cousin’s house in July. It was supposed to be a short visit that turned into a jaunt all over the parish to visit other family members. Two of my cousins were putting their 12 y/o boys into a boarding school.... Sign in to see full entry.

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