What do these web men need? (Thank you Sergio Leone) Apparently, they need emoticons! (Not all, not all, but some– and you know who you are) They can’t seem to tell one another how they “feel” without them. I see them used for every damn mundane thing: E.g.: “Thanks for visiting. ” (yellowystupidthingy). Sometimes, three […]
Rants
Cowboy Day
Today was “Cowboy” day on AMC. I told myself I’d clean the house and watch John Ford’s “The Searchers” as I went from room to room. I’ve perfected these delusions over the years so don’t go rolling your eyes. I stayed in one room and went to other rooms only during the advertisements which, as […]
Olympic Welcome To Thick Ankles
The Chinese government has distributed millions of a thick, (sorry, but that’s what a multiple-paged document is called) pamphlet to its citizens with instructions about how to leave a good impression and co-exist with all the foreigners coming to Beijing for the Olympic Games that start today. I heard it on the CNN. It must […]
THIS I VOW
This I Vow: NEVER TO GO TO A MEETING WHERE BLOOD PRESSURE IS TAKEN AT REGISTRATION. Care to answer the “This I Vow” challenge? ©Pat Coakley 2008 PHOTOGRAPHS CANNOT BE USED WITHOUT PERMISSION
Ballad of a Blogger Finch (Female)
The Ballad of the Female Blogger Finch: Eat, Fly, Blog, Swear, Die A cute little finch. A female finch according to my neighbor bird man. This coincides with an article in last Sunday’s New York Times about the annual conference sponsored by BlogHer which began in 2005 to promote female bloggers. The article was titled, […]