The day started innocently enough. K and I had plans to go to the Yale Street Market to see Elaine and Christine’s Fresh Photography booth. After that, it was off to the Cat Show at the George R. Brown Convention Center and maybe a stop at the Bridal Extravaganza so K could scope out the photographers’ booths since she may… Read more →
Category: Me Griping
More Rules for Diners & Waiters
In today’s Chron, there is a story about how to make your dining out experience better for yourself and the staff of the restaurant. Things like staying off your cell phone and calling ahead if you are going to be late are on the list for patrons while providing fresh bread and being waited on promptly are on the waiter… Read more →
Zwinky = Annoying + Mac Hating
Anyone see these annoying adds for “dressing your Zwinky?” If you thought it was an ad for a new condom, you wouldn’t be alone, but apparently it is just some goofy avatar that looks like the scary animated love child of Betty Boop and Joan Jett. That’s the female version in all the stupid ads plastered all over MySpace anyway.… Read more →
I NEVER Get a Warning
On my way back from Target this afternoon, I saw a police car pulling onto a street not far from my house. I was already driving the speed limit, but I minded it anyway. The officer pulled up beside me then slowed and got behind me. Great. He turned with me a few blocks from my house and when I… Read more →
Netflix CEO Illustrates Corporate Website Problem
I was watching 60 Minutes tonight and their story on Reed Hastings, CEO of online DVD rental company Netflix, and there was an interesting moment that identifies a real problem with corporate websites – finding contact information. As someone who has co-owned a web development company since 2001, I have seen the internet change dramatically in a short period of… Read more →
I’ll Have Water…NO Lemon Please!
Maybe I’m old fashioned or southern, but I like my water with ice and that’s IT! Used to be that if you wanted lemon in your water, you asked for lemonade. Now, whether you want that pungent sliver of yellow fruit with your water or not, you get the damn thing. I have nothing against lemons. I just don’t like… Read more →
Britney Spears: Proof of How Gullable We Are
I was reading a post on one of my favorite bulletin boards this morning and found myself laughing because it was all about how Britney Spears is lame. There were posts complaining about the quality of her nether regions after photos of her getting out of a car panty-less were published and virtually every news service on the web decided… Read more →
Glad Not to Have a Daugher in Private School
I went to the store this morning to pick up cold medication (sniff) and there were some kids out front selling baked goods probably for some school function. This is pretty normal at the store near me and nothing really worthy of a blog post. But, these were two teenage girls in Catholic uniforms and it got me to wondering:… Read more →
Am I The Only One Who Doesn’t Like Slasher Movies?
I ask because it seems like any hip, irreverant internet film guy thinks that horror movies rank right up there with Citizen Kane. I read a few movie sites including Cinematical and I like them. But, the obsession with horror flicks gets a little old, particularly as the films get more and more gruesome. When a movie’s primary premise is… Read more →
Man Laws for the Fitness Club Locker Room
I’m sure everyone has seen the Miller Lite Man Laws commercials where guys like Burt Reynolds and Jimmy Johnson sit around and pass laws men are supposed to follow. I have a brand new set of rules I’d like to call “Man Laws for the Fitness Club Locker Room.” I started working out again after I realized that I needed… Read more →