I am irritated with the Hallmark Ugly Sweater uproar. If you have missed this story thus far, let me sum it up: some folks have their panties in a bunch because Hallmark put "Don we now our fun apparel!" on an ugly sweater ornament instead of "Don we now our gay apparel!" Apparently the word [...]
Tag: SERIOUSLY?
Please do allow me to introduce you to Poo-Pourri.
When I first saw the commercial for Poo-Pourri on the internet I thought it was a spoof. The product claims to contain all the odor from smelly bathroom episodes in order to help you save face (and eyebrows and nose hairs in particularly toxic events). There was no way you would have been able to [...]
Are you smarter than a 9-year-old?
I am intrigued today by a story from the Associated Press out of Minneapolis about a 9-year-old boy who was able to grab another person's luggage off the baggage carousel, skip out of a lunch bill, get through security, and board a Delta flight to Las Vegas - all unaccompanied. This causes me to query [...]
Government priorities…
Some days I believe the universe aligns discrete events purposefully to nudge me toward a rant. Today was one of those days. It started with my neighbor Kyle coming over this morning to show me that he had received and completed a background check document about me from FEMA/DHS. I do contract work for FEMA/DHS [...]
Surprise, surprise, surprise!
I could swear I heard Gomer Pyle uttering his famous phrase - Surprise, surprise, surprise! - after reading today the story of Duluth runner Trish Staine. Staine went to the emergency room on Monday with pain that she thought was attributed to the training she was doing for a half-marathon. Upon arriving and being examined [...]
What are you smoking?
Well, if you haven't heard, there has been quite a furor over a teapot on a billboard in Culver City, California. The billboard featured a simple photo of the Michael Graves Bells and Whistles Stainless Steel Tea Kettle sold by JC Penney. The complaints received so much attention that JC Penney removed the billboard. And [...]
What was in that urine?
I am all for being a law-abiding citizen. I understand that we have laws and penalties for good reasons. I do take issue sometimes though with the sensibility of some laws and penalties. Case-in-point, the Devils Lake man who was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Ralph Erickson to 20 months in prison (to be followed [...]
THE NEW FORTY 